Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy: Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale (Popular Culture and Philosophy #4)

James B. South

Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
4.00 · 16 ratings · 335 pages · Published: 13 Mar 2003
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy: Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale by James B. South
Twenty-three essays by young professional philosophers examine crucial ethical and metaphysical aspects of the Buffyverse (the world of Buffy). Though the show already attracted much scholarly attention, this is the first book to fully disinter the intellectual issues. Designed by Whedon as a multilevel story with most of its meanings deeply buried in heaps of heavy irony, Buffy the Vampire Slayer has replaced The X-Files as the show that explains to Americans the nature of the powerful forces of evil continually threatening to surge into our world of everyday decency and overwhelm it. In the tradition of the classic horror films Buffy the Vampire Slayer addresses ethical issues that have long fascinated audiences. This book draws out the ethical and metaphysical lessons from a pop-culture phenomenon.
Amazon Other stores
As an Amazon Associate thebooknaut.com earns from qualifying purchases

Tagged as:

    romance tags

    crime tags

    literary-fiction tags

    historical-fiction tags

    fantasy tags

    sci-fi tags

    action-adventure tags

    thriller tags

    horror tags

    Collections/Custom tags

    Report duplicate books, missing or wrong information

    The 'Popular Culture and Philosophy' series

    3.95 · 159 ratings
    non-fiction · philosophy · adult · anthologies · fiction · book
    Popular Culture and Philosophy reading order and complete book list  ❯

    Reviews

    Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy: Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale by James B. South

    Report duplicate books, missing or wrong information