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Neil Gaiman and philosophy : gods gone wild! / edited by Tracy L. Bealer, Rachel Luria, and Wayne Yuen.
Van Pelt Library PR6057.A319 Z77 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Popular culture and philosophy ; v. 66.
- Popular culture and philosophy ; v. 66
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gaiman, Neil--Criticism and interpretation.
- Gaiman, Neil.
- Philosophy in literature.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 195 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago, Ill. : Open Court, [2012]
- Summary:
- Part of a series that examines the philosophical underpinnings and influence of popular culture figures and phenomena, this collection of fourteen articles on fiction writer Neil Gaiman explores philosophical and quasi-religious themes in this popular author's genre fantasy novels. Articles explores the explicit "god" characters of several of Gaiman's works, as well as issues relating to dreams, bargains and their consequences, death, and the development of identity in an increasingly banal world. Contributors are academics in English, literature studies, and philosophy from several American universities. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- Traveling with the gods / Tracy L. Bealer, Rachel Luria
- Gods behaving badly
- 1. Mr. Wednesday's game of chance / Elizabeth Swanstrom
- 2. American gods is all lies! / Greg Littmann
- 3. To survive, you must believe / Ray Bossert
- 4. American monads / Richard Rosenbaum
- What you see
- 5. Living in the Dreamworld / T. Bradley Richards
- 6. Apologizing to a rat / Jonas-Sébastien Beaudry
- 7. Seeing isn't believing / Kandace Lytle
- The grim teacher
- 8. The high cost of learning / Andrew Terjesen
- 9. Coming of age with the ageless / Wade Newhouse
- 10. Hell can be good for you / Najwa Al-Tabaa
- 11. The dead teach us how to live / Wayne Yuen
- Questions of identity
- 12. Forever Batman / Brandon Kempner
- 13. Four bikers of the Apocalypse
- Tuomas W. Manninen
- 14. Nobody's home / Robert T. Tally Jr.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780812697650
- 0812697650
- OCLC:
- 760977593
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