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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814443003321

Titolo

True blood and philosophy : we wanna think bad things with you / / edited by George A. Dunn and Rebecca Housel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2010

ISBN

0-470-64104-5

1-282-69094-9

9786612690945

0-470-64101-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (259 p.)

Collana

The Blackwell philosophy and pop culture series

Altri autori (Persone)

DunnGeorge A. <1957->

HouselRebecca

Disciplina

813/.54

Soggetti

Vampires in literature

Werewolves in literature

Vampires on television

Werewolves on television

Immortality (Philosophy)

Philosophy in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. "I used to hate vampires, until I got to know one" : vampire-human ethics -- pt. 2. "Life-challenged individuals" : the politics of being dead -- pt. 3. "Their very blood is seductive" : eros, sexuality, and gender -- pt. 4. "I am actually older than your Jesus" : natural, supernatural, and divine -- pt. 5. "Our existence is insanity" : the metaphysics of supernatural beings.

Sommario/riassunto

The first look at the philosophical issues behind Charlaine Harris's New York Times bestsellers The Southern Vampire Mysteries and the True Blood television series Teeming with complex, mythical characters in the shape of vampires, telepaths, shapeshifters, and the like, True Blood, the popular HBO series adapted from Charlaine Harris's bestselling The Southern Vampire Mysteries, has a rich collection of themes to explore, from sex and romance to bigotry and violence to



death and immortality. The goings-on in the mythical town of Bon Temps, Louisiana, where