Horror
A Thematic History in Fiction and Film
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2002
Hodder Arnold (Verlag)
978-0-340-76252-3 (ISBN)
Hodder Arnold (Verlag)
978-0-340-76252-3 (ISBN)
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Starting with questions about the nature of horror, this book offers a history of the genre. Using exmples from key Gothic texts or the Romantic period and more recent popular novels and films, it includes chapters on "Mad science"; vampires and the undead; madness and psycho-killers; and more.
Horror has an established tradition in both fiction and film. From books such as "Frankenstein" and "Dracula" to films such as "Se7en" and "The Blair Witch Project", the genre holds an irresistable appeal for modern audiences. But why? Is horror an anti-establishment force and an argument for social revolution? Is it a liberating expose of human nature and a peek at the dark side of the unconscious? Or is it pure evil, solely designed to corrupt and deprave? Starting from such questions about the nature of horror, this book offers an accessible history of the genre. Using exmples from key Gothic texts or the Romantic period, as well as more recent popular novels and films, it approaches its subject thematically. It includes chapters on horror, religion and identity; "Mad science"; vampires and the undead; madness and psycho-killers; forbidden knowledge and books; narratives of invasion and pestilence; Satanism and demonic possession; ghosts and the ghost-Gothic story; and body-horror and metamorphosis.
Horror has an established tradition in both fiction and film. From books such as "Frankenstein" and "Dracula" to films such as "Se7en" and "The Blair Witch Project", the genre holds an irresistable appeal for modern audiences. But why? Is horror an anti-establishment force and an argument for social revolution? Is it a liberating expose of human nature and a peek at the dark side of the unconscious? Or is it pure evil, solely designed to corrupt and deprave? Starting from such questions about the nature of horror, this book offers an accessible history of the genre. Using exmples from key Gothic texts or the Romantic period, as well as more recent popular novels and films, it approaches its subject thematically. It includes chapters on horror, religion and identity; "Mad science"; vampires and the undead; madness and psycho-killers; forbidden knowledge and books; narratives of invasion and pestilence; Satanism and demonic possession; ghosts and the ghost-Gothic story; and body-horror and metamorphosis.
Hating other - religion, nationhood and identity; mad science - Frankenstein and his monsters; children of the night - vampires and the undead; monsters from the id - horror, madness and the mind; forbidden knowledge - textuality, metafiction and books; them! - narratives of pestilence and invasion; hail Satan! - diabolism, the occult and demonic possession; transformations - body horror.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 31.10.2002 |
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Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 162 x 242 mm |
Gewicht | 476 g |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturgeschichte | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
ISBN-10 | 0-340-76252-7 / 0340762527 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-340-76252-3 / 9780340762523 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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