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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

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

Proceedings paper

Field of Study

60200 6.2 Languages and Literature

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

Publication form

printed version "print"

Organization

Filozoficko-přírodovědecká fakulta – Slezská univerzita v Opavě – Repository

ISBN

978-80-7510-204-1

UT WoS

000401489900011

Keywords in English

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

Tags

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Changed: 15/11/2019 13:28, Diana Adamová

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.