Riddle me this, batman! : essays on the universe of the Dark Knight / edited by Kevin K. Durand and Mary K. Leigh.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Durand, Kevin K. J. (Kevin Karl Jones), 1967-

Leigh, Mary K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Batman (Fictitious character).

Batman.

Physical Description:

vi, 222 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, NC : McFarland & Co., [2011]

Summary:

"These essays examine how Batman is both the canvas on which our cultural identity is painted, and the Eternal Other that informs our own journeys of understanding. Questions relating to a wide range of disciplines--philosophy, literature, psychology, pop culture, and more--are thoroughly explored, in a manner that will appeal both to scholars and to fans"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1 The Ethics and Anarchy of Batman

1 Virtue in Gotham: Aristotle's Batman / Mary K. Leigh Leigh, Mary K. 17

2 The Dark Knight Errant: Power and Authority in Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns / Christopher Bundrick Bundrick, Christopher 24

3 Why Adam West Matters: Camp and Classical Virtue / Kevin K. Durand Durand, Kevin K. 41

4 Dark Knight, White Knight, and the King of Anarchy / Stephanie Camichael Camichael, Stephanie 54

5 Introduction a Little anarchy: The Dark Knight and Power Structures on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown / Sudipto Sanyal Sanyal, Sudipto 70

Part 2 Batman and Literary Theory

6 Batman's Canon: Hybridity and the Interpretation of the Superhero / Kevin K. Durand Durand, Kevin K. 81

7 Seminar on the Purloined Batarang: Batman and Lacan / Mitch Frye Frye, Mitch 93

8 Queer Matters in The Dark Knight Returns: Why we Insist on a sexual Identity for Batman / Jenée Wilde Wilde, Jenée 104

9 the Hero we Read: The Dark Knight, Popular Allegoresis, and Blockbuster Ideology / Anrea Comiskey Comiskey, Anrea 124

10 Rolling the Boulder in Gotham / Randy Duncan Duncan, Randy 147

11 Figuration of the Superheroic Revolutionary: The Dark Knight of Negation / D.T.Kofoed 156

Part 3 Batman and Beyond

12 "one May Smile, and Smile, and Be a Villain": Grim Humor and the Warrior Ehos / Melanie Wilson Wilson, Melanie 169

13 "And Doesn't All the World Love a Clown?": Finding the Joker and the Representation of his Evil / Michael Smith Smith, Michael 187

14 Call It (Friendo): Flipism and Floklore in No Country for Old Men and The Dark Knight / Matthew Fotis Fotis, Matthew 201.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786446292

0786446293

OCLC:

711520921