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"Buffy", Ballads, and Bad Guys Who Sing
Kendra Preston . Ed(S): Leonard
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Description for "Buffy", Ballads, and Bad Guys Who Sing
Hardback. This contributed volume explores the significant role that music plays in the works of Joss Whedon, investigating the uses and meaning of music and sound in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, Serenity, and the Internet musical Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. Editor(s): Leonard, Kendra Preston. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures, printed music items. BIC Classification: APFN; AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 656.
When writer and director Joss Whedon created the character Buffy the Vampire Slayer, he could hardly have expected the resulting academic interest in his work. Yet almost six years after the end of Buffy on television, Buffy studies—and academic work on Whedon's expanding oeuvre—continue to grow. Now with three hugely popular television shows, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly, and the film Serenity all available on DVD, scholars are evaluating countless aspects of the Whedon universe (or "Whedonverse"). Buffy, Ballads, and Bad Guys Who Sing: Music in the Worlds of Joss Whedon studies the significant role that music plays ... Read more
When writer and director Joss Whedon created the character Buffy the Vampire Slayer, he could hardly have expected the resulting academic interest in his work. Yet almost six years after the end of Buffy on television, Buffy studies—and academic work on Whedon's expanding oeuvre—continue to grow. Now with three hugely popular television shows, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly, and the film Serenity all available on DVD, scholars are evaluating countless aspects of the Whedon universe (or "Whedonverse"). Buffy, Ballads, and Bad Guys Who Sing: Music in the Worlds of Joss Whedon studies the significant role that music plays ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
Number of Pages
330
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810869455
SKU
V9780810869455
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Kendra Preston . Ed(S): Leonard
Kendra Preston Leonard is the author of The Conservatoire Américain: A History (Scarecrow Press, 2007) and Shakespeare, Madness, and Music: Scoring Insanity in Cinematic Adaptations (Scarecrow Press, 2009).
Reviews for "Buffy", Ballads, and Bad Guys Who Sing
Anyone familiar with the cult television favorites created by writer Joss Whedon knows how important music is in his shows. The essays in this collection focus entirely on the music in Whedon’s television shows and web musical, analyzing the way music complements and enhances the narrative. Jacqueline Bach traces out various musical arcs over the course of Buffy the Vampire ... Read more