True Blood and Taboo - What Would Freud Say?

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True Blood and Taboo - What Would Freud Say?

ADAMOVÁ, Diana

Basic information

Original name

True Blood and Taboo - What Would Freud Say?

Authors

ADAMOVÁ, Diana (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

1. vyd. Opava, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference of English and American Studies: Silesian Studies in English 2015, p. 121 - 128, 8 pp. 2016

Publisher

Slezská univerzita v Opavě

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Stať ve sborníku

Field of Study

60200 6.2 Languages and Literature

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

printed version "print"

RIV identification code

RIV/47813059:19240/16:A0000632

Organization unit

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava

ISBN

978-80-7510-204-1

UT WoS

000401489900011

Keywords in English

Sigmund Freud; taboo; totem animals; incest; True Blood; vampires; werewolves

Abstract

V originále

The present paper investigates the imaginary world of True Blood created by Alan Ball, using the theory of Totem and Taboo by Sigmund Freud, especially concerning a taboo imposed on incest, death and animals. Analysis concentrates on incestuous relationships in a small community, and relevance of a taboo on totem animals for the shapeshifters. Further, it investigates a taboo connected with vampires. The paper aims at revealing a hidden taboo attracting people to supernatural creatures, specifically vampires and werewolves, as well as the possible issues of indulging too much into the fantasy world.

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