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



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Titolo: True blood and philosophy [[electronic resource] ] : we wanna think bad things with you / / edited by George A. Dunn and Rebecca Housel Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2010
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (259 p.)
Disciplina: 791.457201
813.54
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  Visualizza cluster
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.: 9910791258003321
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Serie: Blackwell philosophy and popculture series.