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03342aam a2200505 i 4500 001 DE10CFE4EE0211ECABFB385646ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220617010046 008 210813s2022 ncua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021039760 020 $a 1476684308 020 $a 9781476684307 035 $a (OCoLC)1260820827 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d BDX $d DLC $d UKMGB $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a P96.V48 $b F73 2022 082 00 $a 809.3/9352 $2 23 084 $a PER004140 $a PER004140 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Frankel, Valerie Estelle, $d 1980- $e author. 245 14 $a The villain's journey : $b descent and return in science fiction and fantasy / $c Valerie Estelle Frankel. 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2022] 300 $a vi, 241 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "The villain's journey is rare in popular culture--most characters are fully-formed tyrants with little to no story arc. However, a few particularly epic series take the time to develop complex villains, including Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, Smallville, Babylon 5, Game of Thrones, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Increasingly, villains' origin stories have found new popularity through films like Wicked, Maleficent, and Despicable Me, alongside shows starring serial killers and Machiavellian schemers. This book examines the villain's decline and subsequent struggle toward redemption, asking why these characters are willing to cross moral lines that "good" characters are not. The first half follows characters like Loki, Jessica Jones and Killmonger through the villain's journey: an inverse or twisted version of scholar Joseph Cambell's hero's journey. The remainder of this book examines the many different villainous archetypes such as the trickster, the outcast, the tyrant, or the misunderstood hero in greater detail. Written for writers, creators, fans, and mythologists, this book offers a peek into the minds of some of fiction's greatest villains"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Villains in popular culture. 650 0 $a Villains in motion pictures. 650 0 $a Villains on television. 650 0 $a Science fiction films $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Fantasy films $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Science fiction $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Fantasy fiction $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Heroes in popular culture. 650 7 $a PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Science Fiction & Fantasy. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a LITERARY CRITICISM / Science Fiction & Fantasy. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Fantasy fiction. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00920710 650 7 $a Fantasy films. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00920825 650 7 $a Science fiction. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01108566 650 7 $a Science fiction films. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01108616 650 7 $a Villains in motion pictures. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01167000 650 7 $a Villains in popular culture. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01200436 650 7 $a Villains on television. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01747730 655 7 $a Criticism, interpretation, etc. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411635 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117023212.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=DE10CFE4EE0211ECABFB385646ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search