| Description |
xxiv, 264 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references, teleography (p. 245-246) and filmography (p. 247-248) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction--Killing Time with Showtime's Dexter / Douglas L. Howard -- Part One. First Blood: Interviews -- An Interview with author and Dexter creator Jeff Lindsay -- An Interview with Writer/Producer James Manos, Jr. -- Part Two. Blood Slides: The Structure of the Series -- Dexter's Opening Sequence" / Angelina Karpovich -- "'Serial' Killer: Dexter's Narrative Strategies" / David Lavery -- "Dexter's Hollow Designs" / Steven Peacock -- Part Three. Dexter on the Couch: Family, Friends, and Frankenstein -- Harry Morgan: (Post)Modern Prometheus" / Douglas L. Howard -- "Sex, Psychoanalysis, and Sublimation in Dexter" / Beth Johnson -- "Blood Brothers: Brian + Dexter + Miguel" / Fionna Boyle -- Part Four. A View to a Kill: Politics, Ethics, and Dexter -- "The Ethics of a Serial Killer: Dexter's Moral Character and the Justification of Murder" / Simon Riches -- "The Devil You Know: Dexter and the 'Goodness' of American Serial Killing" / David Schmid -- "Neoliberal Dexter?" / Michele Byers -- "Dexter's German Reception: Why Are German Networks so Obsessed (and Troubled) with U.S. Shows?" / Vladislav Tinchev -- Part Five. Dexterity: Dexter and Genre -- "The Lighter Side of Killing: Dexter as Comedy" / James Francis -- "In a Lonely Place? Dexter and Film Noir" / Alison Peirse -- "The Art of Splatter: Body Horror in Dexter, CSI, and Bones" / Stacey Abbott and Simon Brown -- "From Silver Bullets to Duct Tape: Dexter versus the Traditional Vigilante Hero" / Stan Beeler. |
| Subject |
Dexter (Television program)
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| Alternate Author |
Howard, Douglas L., 1966-
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| ISBN |
9781848852655 (pbk.) |
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1848852657 (pbk.) |
| Call Number |
PN1992.77.D494 D49 2010 |
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