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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"A Song of Ice and Fire"”.
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Where Power Resides: Femininity and Power in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire
… examines the relationship between femininity and empowerment in George R. R. Martin's fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire. It combines medieval historical context, psychological and sociological research, and feminist theory to construct a framework through which to discuss how power …
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Tricking for change: Establishing the literary trickster in the western tradition
… western roots back to Hermes, Mercury, and Loki and take global trickster scholarship into consideration, criteria can be established and the role of the literary trickster can be assessed. The literary trickster’s role is to undermine the established order (social and political …
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Returning the King: the Medieval King in Modern Fantasy
… Bender, Neil Gaiman states, "We have the right, and the obligation, to tell old stories in our own ways, because they are our stories." While fantasy stands apart from other types of fiction, it still provides a particular kind of commentary on the culture/time it is being created in, often by …