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Villainy in Western Culture

Historical Archetypes of Danger, Disorder and Death

M. Gregory Kendrick (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

272 Seiten

2016
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-9868-0 (ISBN)

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Every society has its lineup of wicked, unethical characters--real or fictional--who are regarded as villainous. This book explores how Western societies have used villains to sort insiders from outsiders and establish behavioral norms to support harmony and well-being. There are three parts: nature and "barbarians" as sinister "others" bent on destroying Western civilization; tyrants, traitors and "femmes fatales" as challenges to ideals of legitimate governance, patriotism and gender roles; and gangsters, grifters and murderers as models of evil or unprincipled behavior. The author also discusses two related phenomena: the dramatic paring down of what is considered villainous in the West, and the proliferation of over-the-top villains in pop culture and mass media.

Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

M. Gregory Kendrick is a professor of modern European history and director of the UCLA Freshman Cluster Program at the University of California in Los Angeles.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part One. Drawing Lines in the Sand: The Villain as “Other”

1. “Red in tooth and claw”: The Villain as Nature

2. Sybarites and Savages: The Villain as Barbarian

Part Two. Tyrants, Traitors and Tramps: The Villain as Agent of Discord and Disorder

3. “One who rules without law”: The Villain as Tyrant

4. “Et tu, Brute?”: The Villain as Traitor

5. “Her arms are wicked and her legs are long”: The Villain as Femme Fatale

Part Three. The Bad Seed: The Villain as Pathology

6. Gangsters and Grifters: The Villain as Sociopath

7. Rippers and Rapists: The Villain as Psychopathic Murderer

Epilogue. Marplots and Madmen: The Villain as Metaphor

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	22.07.2016
Zusatzinfo	notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	376 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
	Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-10	0-7864-9868-4 / 0786498684
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-9868-0 / 9780786498680
Zustand	Neuware