Working Annotated
Bibliography – Fire and Ice & Game of Thrones
I found myself using
literary criticism in the contemporary TV show.
I think that for this paper I want to show how literary criticism can be
used in pop culture elements and even for less scholarly art forms. I also want to expound upon more on how fire and ice is shown in GOT and how the archetype is seen in more symbols.
Journal Article from JSTOR
Lange, Horst. “Northrop
Frye, ‘Anatomy of Criticism.’” Monatshefte, vol. 95, no. 2, 2003, pp. 318– 324. JSTOR,
www.jstor.org/stable/30154108. Accessed 18 Mar. 2020.
This source helps explain how literary criticism is
important in other disciplines – even when talking about a contemporary TV
series. This phrase stood out most to me: “As usual, Frye does not define what he means
by "science," but we may safely assume that he would rank criticism
among the social sciences, and in our current tendency to integrate the study
of literature into a study of culture we might very well be sympathetic to
Frye's approach.”
Journal Article from JSTOR
Davis, Joseph K. “IMAGE,
SYMBOL, AND ARCHETYPE: DEFINITIONS AND USES.” Interpretations, vol. 16, no. 1, 1985, pp. 26–30. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/43797844. Accessed 18 Mar. 2020.
Here Joseph is talking about the collective unconscious meaning
of the archetype. I could use this talking
about what fire and ice could mean to each individual and how different
cultural groups and people might see it differently. He also talks about how one can use
archetypes in literary criticism while also using image and symbolism.
Song from Game of Thrones Soundtrack
Morris, Maren. “Kingdom of One: For the Throne.” ATV and
Universal Music Publishing, 2019. Spotify.
The show’s playlist is as important to study as the book it
is based on. This song, “Kingdom of One”
really explains the plot of the whole series, who is the one who will have the
kingdom. This verse talks about how one
might be burning everything they love, so they can be the one in the
kingdom. Robert Frost talks about how one can lose
everything they desire by fire. “So
you wanna play God? Come on/Is that all you got? Come on/Would
you sell your soul? Burn it all/Everything that you love/Finally
become second to none/In a kingdom of one.”
Image on Google Images
“Iceland: Fire and Ice”.
PBS. May 14, 2008.
Iceland is a literal example of fire and ice working against each
other. Some of the most beautiful
glaciers are nestled to some of the largest volcanoes. Both are shaping Iceland together. This image shows them right next to one
another. Viewers don’t know what is
winning or which will conquer in the end.
It leaves the question that is evident in Robert Frost’s poem
itself. It’s a good Segway into the poem
itself and discussion into the archetypes and symbolism.
Article from Entertainment
Peters, Chris.
“In Game of Thrones Why Can Summer and Winter Last for Years and Vary in
Length?.” HuffPost, Entertainment, 1 Apr. 2013, www.huffpost.com/entry/in-igame-of-thronesi- why_b_2989879.
Although this
one is not as scholarly, it is a fan article with direct quotes from George RR
Martin. GOT is still lacking in more
scholarly sources. This one explains how
the seasons are important in the theme.
Summer and Winter are literally both fire and ice and they are
symbolically equal to fire and ice and the White Walkers and Dragons. Both summer and winter rise in power as their
leaders do throughout the series.
I think it's so interesting how you're using pop culture resources/songs/images! I'm doing The Handmaid's Tale, so I've also been using stills from the show. But I really like your idea of looking at the music and soundtrack as that can reveal a whole other meaning to your research.
ReplyDeleteI love that you used a soundtrack that's such a creative idea! It would be interesting if someone had a musical background if they could analyze the music itself to portray certain emotions throughout the novels.
ReplyDeleteI really like where you want to take your paper--I think that this will be something that will relate to a large group of people showing how literary criticism and pop culture can work hand in hand-- Game of Thrones is a good medium to do that. The wide variety of sources you found will be useful, especially in keeping your audience engaged. The physical representation of fire and ice is a very outside-the-box tie in I think you should work it into your paper!
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