Performing Against Annihilation: Identity and Consciousness in J.R.R. Tolkien, Richard Wagner and George R.R. Martin

ISBN: 9789811914997 (9811914990)
Edition Information: 1st ed. 2022
Edition Type: Hardback
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Pages: 327
Date Published: 10th May 2022

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Chapter 1 . The Philosophy of Identity in the Three Works. -
Chapter 2 . The Performative Language of Identity in the Three Works. -
Chapter 3 . Identity in Action. -
Chapter 4 . The Philosophy of Consciousness in the Three Works. -
Chapter 5 . The Performative Language of Consciousness in the Three Works. -
Chapter 6 . Consciousness in Action. -
Chapter 7 . Performative Identification in the Three Works

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This book outlines how the protagonists in The Nibelung's Ring, The Lord of the Rings, and Game of Thrones attempt to construct identities and expand their consciousness manifestations. As the characters in the three works face the ends of their respective worlds, they must find answers to their mortality, and to the threat it implies: the loss of identity and consciousness. Moreover, it details how this process is depicted performatively. In a hands-on and interdisciplinary approach, this book seeks to unveil the underlying philosophical concepts of identity and consciousness in the three works as they are represented audio-visually on stage and screen. Through the use of many practical examples, this book offers both academic scholars and any interested readers a completely new perspective on three enduringly popular and interrelated works.

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