A Thousand Heroes and One : The Hero's Journey in George R. R. Martin's a Song of Ice and Fire / Arthur Maia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maia, Arthur, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Martin, George R. R. Song of ice and fire.

Martin, George R. R.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (116 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Editora Dialética, [2023]

Summary:

This master's thesis approaches the heroes in George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire", analyzing the journeys of Eddard Stark, Quentyn Martell, Jon Snow, and Daenerys Targaryen. The application of Campbell's famous Monomyth, or Hero's Journey, did not prove particularly successful when it comes to this series, which leads to a series of ponderations about its universality and the role point of view plays in this debate."A Song of Ice and Fire" is a masterpiece of fantasy literature that helps scholars to rethink axioms they have been taking for granted for decades, and there is still much more to be said about it.

Contents:

Intro

Folha de Rosto

Créditos

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

1. HEROES AND FANTASY: AN OVERVIEW

1.1 JOSEPH CAMPBELL'S HERO'S JOURNEY

1.1.1 Heroes

1.1.1.1 Antiheroes

1.1.1.2 Female Heroes

1.2 GEORGE R. R. MARTIN AND A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE

1.2.1 George R. R. Martin and the new wave of science fiction

1.3 IMMERSIVE FANTASY AND TOLKIENIAN TRADITION

1.3.1 A Song of Ice and Fire and the challenges to the Tolkienian Tradition

2. THE FATE OF CAMPBELLIAN HEROES: EDDARD STARK AND QUENTYN MARTELL

2.1 EDDARD STARK, THE CLASSICAL HERO

2.1.1 Eddard's journey

2.2 QUENTYN MARTELL, THE UNLIKELY HERO

2.2.1 Quentyn's journey

2.3 FINAL THOUGHTS

3. THE MANY FACES OF A HERO: JON SNOW AND DAENERYS TARGARYEN

3.1 JON SNOW AND THE BILDUNGSROMAN

3.1.1 Jon's Journey

3.2 DAENERYS TARGARYEN, THE PRINCESS THAT WAS PROMISED

3.2.1 Daenerys' journey

3.3 FINAL THOUGHTS

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

APPENDIX.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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Print version: Maia, Arthur A Thousand Heroes and One

ISBN:

9786525284439

OCLC:

1378936461