The Literary Angel

“The Literary Angel: Essays on Influences and Traditions Reflected in the Joss Whedon Series” is a reference book on Buffy Studies. Edited by AmiJo Comeford and Tamy Burnett, it was published by McFarland on July 6, 2010.

Synopsis
The fictionalized Los Angeles of television’s Angel is a world filled with literature — from the all-important Shansu prophecy that predicts Angel’s return to a state of humanity to the ever-present books dominating the characters’ research sessions. This collection brings together essays that engage Angel as a text to be addressed within the wider fields of narrative and literature. It is divided into four distinct parts, each with its own internal governing themes and focus: archetypes, narrative and identity, theory and philosophy, and genre. Each provides opportunities for readers to examine a wide variety of characters, tropes, and literary nuances and influences throughout all five televised seasons of the series and in the current continuation of the series in comic book form.