Winter is coming : the medieval world of Game of thrones
Larrington, Carolyne2016
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Click and Collect for Winter is coming : the medieval world of Game of thronesGame of Thrones is a phenomenon. As Carolyne Larrington reveals in this essential companion to George R R Martin's fantasy novels and the HBO mega-hit series based on them the show is the epitome of water-cooler TV. It is the subject of intense debate in national newspapers; by PhD students asking why Westeros has yet to see an industrial revolution, or whether astronomy explains the continent's climatic problems and unpredictable solstices ('winter is coming'); and by bloggers and cultural commentators contesting the series' startling portrayals of power, sex and gender. Yet no book has divulged how George R R Martin constructed his remarkable universe out of the Middle Ages. Discussing novels and TV series alike, Larrington explores among other topics: sigils, giants, dragons and direwolves in medieval texts; ravens, old gods and the Weirwood in Norse myth; and a gothic, exotic orient in the eastern continent, Essos. From the White Walkers to the Red Woman, from Casterley Rock to the Shivering Sea, this is an indispensable guide to the twenty-first century's most important fantasy creation.
Winter is coming : the medieval world of Game of thrones / Carolyne Larrington.
London : I.B. Tauris, 2016.
xv, 252 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ch. 1 The centre -- ch. 2 The north -- ch. 3 The west -- ch. 4 Across the narrow sea -- ch. 5 The east.
9781784532567
940.1813.54791.4572
English
259462
Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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Sandringham Library | Adult Non Fiction - History | 940.1 LAR | Available |
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