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Villains and Monsters

How do novels featuring our favorite villains and monsters help us understand why people behave badly? We examine the evil characters in our favorite novels to find out why we go to the dark side. We also meet authors who have created some of our best-loved villains.

Other Authors: Infobase,, Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : PBS, [2018]
Distributed by Infobase,
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (52 min., 10 sec)) : sound.
Series: Great American Read.
Subjects:
American literature -- Appreciation.
Language arts.
Summary: How do novels featuring our favorite villains and monsters help us understand why people behave badly? We examine the evil characters in our favorite novels to find out why we go to the dark side. We also meet authors who have created some of our best-loved villains.
Item Description: Originally released by PBS, 2018.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on August 29, 2019.
Introduction: Villains and Monsters (2:59); Breaking Bad Books (8:22); Thriller Killers (5:44); Cersei and Mrs. Danvers (7:01); Institutional Evil (7:40); Pride Before Destruction (7:10); Corrupted by Power (4:13); Harry Potter's Nemesis (3:29); Demonic Demagogue (5:01); Credits: Villains and Monsters (0:26);
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How do novels featuring our favorite villains and monsters help us understand why people behave badly? We examine the evil characters in our favorite novels to find out why we go to the dark side. We also meet authors who have created some of our best-loved villains.
Academic/AP.
Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Closed-captioned.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (52 min., 10 sec)) : sound.
Format: Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience: Academic/AP.
Access: Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.

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