The Truth of Buffy: Essays on Fiction Illuminating Reality [Unabridged] [Paperback]

Emily Dial-Driver (Editor), Sally Emmons-Featherston (Editor), Jim Ford (Editor), Carolyn Anne Taylor (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 10, 2008 | ISBN-10: 0786437995 | ISBN-13: 978-0786437993 | Edition: 1st

Seemingly the most fantastical of television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer proves on close examination to be firmly rooted in real-world concerns. In this collection of critical essays, 15 authors from several disciplines, including literature, the visual arts, theatre, philosophy, and political science, study ways in which Buffy illuminates viewers' real-life experiences.

Topics include the series' complicated portrayals of the relationship between soul, morality, and identity; whether Buffy can truly be described as a feminist icon; stereotypes of Native Americans in the episode "Pangs"; the role of signs in the interaction between Buffy's aesthetics and audience; and the problem of power and underhanded politics in the Buffy universe.

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About the Author

Emily Dial-Driver is a professor of English at Rogers State University and fiction editor of RSU's Cooweescoowee: A Journal of Arts and Letters.

Sally Emmons-Featherston is an associate professor of English at Rogers State University and the managing editor of RSU's Cooweescoowee: A Journal of Arts and Letters.

Jim Ford is an associate professor of philosophy and the director of the honors program at Rogers State University.

Carolyn Anne Taylor is an associate professor of political science at Rogers State University and previously served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Product Details

• Paperback: 248 pages
• Publisher: McFarland; 1st edition (June 10, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786437995
• ISBN-13: 978-0786437993
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,703,961 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)