Understanding Genre in A Song of Ice and Fire (Eddard IV, AGoT) – A Clash of Critics – Scholarly Criticism About A Song of Ice and Fire
In this episode, we provide an introduction to what genre means, and how we might attach various genres and sub-genres to A Song of Ice and Fire.
Mentioned in this episode:
Frow, J 2014, Genre, Taylor and Francis.
Attebery, B 2018, "Introduction: Epic Fantasy", Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 1.
Moorcock, M 1988, Wizardry and wild romance : a study of epic fantasy, VGSF, London.
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- Understanding Genre in A Song of Ice and Fire (Eddard IV, AGoT)
- "Lord Snow'": Class, Privilege and Ideology (Jon III, AGoT)
- The Place-Making of King's Landing (Cat IV, AGoT)
- The Literary Coma (Bran III, AGoT)
- On the Symbolism and Killability of Animals (Sansa I & Eddard III, AGoT)
- Gender and Grief: ‘Right’ Ways of Mourning (Catelyn III, AGoT)
- Taking the Black: Restorative Justice and the Night’s Watch (Tyrion II, AGoT)
- Calculating Innocence Versus Threat: A Philosophy of Oathkeeping (Eddard II, AGoT)
- Essos and the Orient: Dothraki Weddings and Desert Romances (Daenerys II, AGoT)
- Female Masculinity: On Tomboys and Gender Outlaws (Jon II, AGoT)
