Of lions and dragons : hybridity and female political power in Game of Thrones
Tracing the development of Daenerys Targaryen's hero journey through George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, this paper posits that her strength and success in moving towards acheiving her target is because of her penchant for hybridity. This is studied in contrast...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-788622019-12-10T12:36:58Z Of lions and dragons : hybridity and female political power in Game of Thrones Thaheera Salam Mohamed Althaf Samara Anne Cahill School of Humanities Humanities::Literature Tracing the development of Daenerys Targaryen's hero journey through George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, this paper posits that her strength and success in moving towards acheiving her target is because of her penchant for hybridity. This is studied in contrast with Cersei Lannister, whose insistence of purity, paints her more as villain than a hero. This has been completed in 2018, prior to the events of season 8 of HBO's Game of Thrones. Bachelor of Arts in English 2019-08-29T06:12:20Z 2019-08-29T06:12:20Z 2019 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/78862 en Nanyang Technological University 42 p. application/pdf |
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Tracing the development of Daenerys Targaryen's hero journey through George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, this paper posits that her strength and success in moving towards acheiving her target is because of her penchant for hybridity. This is studied in contrast with Cersei Lannister, whose insistence of purity, paints her more as villain than a hero. This has been completed in 2018, prior to the events of season 8 of HBO's Game of Thrones. |
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