Author : Rhonda Wilcox
Release : 2002
Genre : Performing Arts
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 816/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Fighting the Forces by : Rhonda Wilcox
Download or read book Fighting the Forces written by Rhonda Wilcox. This book was released on 2002. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fighting the Forces explores the struggle to create meaning in an impressive example of popular culture, the television series phenomenon Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In the essays collected here, contributors examine the series using a variety of techniques and viewpoints. They analyze the social and cultural issues implicit in the series and place it in its literary context, not only by examining its literary influences (from German liebestod to Huckleberry Finn) but also by exploring the series' purposeful literary allusions. Visit our website for sample chapters!