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UNINA9910807048903321 |
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Packer Joseph <1983-> |
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Titolo |
A feeling of wrongness : pessimistic rhetoric on the fringes of popular culture / / Joseph Packer and Ethan Stoneman |
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University Park, Pennsylvania : , : The Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2018] |
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©2018 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (viii, 219 pages) : illustrations |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Pessimism |
Popular culture |
Rhetoric |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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"Few defenders" : an introduction -- "no, everything is not all right" : supernatural horror as pessimistic argument -- "I'm bad at parties" : the philosophical pessimism of True detective -- "Wubba lubba dub-dub!" : the tragicomic pessimism of Rick and Morty -- "Finish her" : the interactive pessimism of Final fantasy VII -- "All hope abandon" : transhumanism's hidden hellscape -- Conclusion : pessimism never won any battles?. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Examines case studies of popular culture as pessimistic rhetorical artifacts, and how non-traditional modes of argumentation can work rhetorically to overcome biases against pessimistic messaging"--Provided by publisher. |
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