Overview
Uses performance studies theories to understand literary villains
Draws on a range of genres as well as examines some TV, film, and cultural examples
Considers the cultural significance of evil
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Table of contents (27 chapters)
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The (Dis)Embodiment of Evil in Medieval and Renaissance Moments
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Performing Moral Deformity in the Shakespearean Moment
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Language, Race and the Dehumanization of the Evil Other in (Post)Colonial Moments
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Obsessed Avengers, Revenants and Vampires in the British and American Romantic Moments
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About this book
Performativity of Villainy and Evil in Anglophone Literature and Media studies the performative nature of evil characters, acts and emotions across intersecting genres, disciplines and historical eras. This collection brings together scholars and artists with different institutional standings, cultural backgrounds and (inter)disciplinary interests with the aim of energizing the ongoing discussion of the generic and thematic issues related to the representation of villainy and evil in literature and media. The volume covers medieval literature to contemporary literature and also examines important aspects of evil in literature such as social and political identity, the gothic and systemic evil practices. In addition to literature, the book considers examples of villainy in film, TV and media, revealing that performance, performative control and maneuverability are the common characteristics of villains across the different literary and filmic genres and eras studied in the volume.
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Nizar Zouidi is Assistant Professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Hail, Saudi Arabia, and at the University of Gafsa, Tunisia. Zouidi is the author of a number of book chapters and journal articles about the representations of evil in early modern drama.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Performativity of Villainy and Evil in Anglophone Literature and Media
Editors: Nizar Zouidi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76055-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-76054-0Published: 25 July 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-76057-1Published: 26 July 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-76055-7Published: 24 July 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XLVII, 510
Topics: Contemporary Literature, Early Modern/Renaissance Literature, Gothic Fiction, Theatre and Performance Studies, Moral Philosophy, Popular Culture