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Villainy in western culture : historical archetypes of danger, disorder and death
- Title
- Villainy in western culture : historical archetypes of danger, disorder and death / M. Gregory Kendrick.
- Author
- Kendrick, M. Gregory, 1953-
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 16-5090 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- vii, 261 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "This book explores how western societies have used villains to sort insiders from outsiders and establish behavioral norms to support harmony and well-being. The author also discusses two related phenomena: the dramatic paring down of what is considered villainous in the West, and the proliferation of over-the-top villains in pop culture and mass media"--
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Drawing lines in the sand: the villain as "other" -- "Red in tooth and claw": the villain as nature -- Sybarites and savages : the villain as barbarian -- Tyrants, traitors and tramps : the villain as agent of discord and disorder -- "One who rules without law" : the villain as tyrant -- "Et tu, brute?" : the villain as traitor -- "Her arms are wicked and her legs are long" : the villain as femme fatale -- The bad seed : the villain as pathology -- Gangsters and grifters : the villain as sociopath -- Rippers and rapists : the villain as psychopathic murderer -- Epilogue: Marplots and madmen : the villain as metaphor.
- Call Number
- JFE 16-5090
- ISBN
- 9780786498680
- 0786498684
- LCCN
- 2016004073
- OCLC
- 933590602
- Author
- Kendrick, M. Gregory, 1953- author.
- Title
- Villainy in western culture : historical archetypes of danger, disorder and death / M. Gregory Kendrick.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 16-5090