ISBN:
9781438470474
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 333 Seiten)
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Illustrationen
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als DiPaolo, Marc, 1965 - Fire and snow
DDC:
823/.0876609
Keywords:
Fantasy fiction, English History and criticism
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Science fiction, English History and criticism
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Fantasy fiction, American History and criticism
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Science fiction, American History and criticism
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Climatic changes in literature
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Environmentalism in literature
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Englisch
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Science-Fiction-Literatur
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Fantastische Literatur
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Ecocriticism
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Klimaänderung
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Umweltschutz
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Martin, George R. R. 1948- A song of ice and fire
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Game of thrones
Abstract:
Introduction. Reclaiming Enemy-Occupied Territory: Saving Middle-earth, Narnia, Westeros, Panem, Endor, and Gallifrey -- Star Wars, Hollywood Blockbusters, and the Cultural Appropriation of J.R.R. Tolkien -- Of Treebeard, C.S. Lewis, and the Aesthetics of Christian Environmentalism -- The Time Lord, the Daleks, and the Wardrobe -- Noah's Ark Revisited: 2012 and Magic Lifeboats for the Wealthy -- Race and Disaster Capitalism in Parable of the Sower, The Strain, and Elysium -- Eden Revisited: Ursula K. Le Guin, St. Francis, and the Ecofeminist Storytelling Model -- MaddAddam and The Handmaid's Tale: Margaret Atwood and Dystopian Science Fiction as Current Events -- Ur-Fascism and Populist Rebellions in Snowpiercer and Mad Max: Fury Road --Tolkien's Kind of Catholic: Suzanne Collins, Empathy, and The Hunger Games -- The Cowboy and Indian Alliance: Collective Action Against Climate Change in A Song of Ice and Fire and Star Trek -- What Next? Robert Crumb's "A Short History of America" and Ending the Game of Thrones -- Epilogue. Who Owns the Legacy of J.R.R. Tolkien?
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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