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

• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (259 p.)
• Disciplina: 813/.54
• Soggetto topico: Vampires in literature; Werewolves in literature; Vampires on television; Werewolves on television; Immortality (Philosophy); Philosophy in literature
• Altri autori: DunnGeorge A. <1957-> HouselRebecca
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: True blood and philosophy
• ISBN: 0-470-64104-5; 1-282-69094-9; 9786612690945; 0-470-64101-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814443003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Blackwell philosophy and popculture series.