Vying for the Iron Throne - Essays on Power, Gender, Death and Performance in HBO’s Game of Thrones - - Paperback Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - 2018 -

Description

Game of Thrones has changed the landscape of television during an era hailed as the Golden Age of TV. An adaptation of George R.R. Martin''s epic fantasy A Song of Fire and Ice , the HBO series has taken on a life of its own with original plotlines that advance past those of Martin''s books. The death of protagonist Ned Stark at the end of Season One launched a killing spree in television--major characters now die on popular shows weekly. While many shows kill off characters for pure shock value, death on Game of Thrones produces seismic shifts in power dynamics--and resurrected bodies that continue to fight. This collection of new essays explores how power, death, gender, and performance intertwine in the series.