Dracula as Absolute Other
The Troubling and Distracting Specter of Stoker's Vampire on Screen
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2019
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7538-1 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7538-1 (ISBN)
Dark, dangerous and transgressive, Bram Stoker's Dracula is often read as Victorian society's absolute Other - an outsider representative of the fears and anxieties of the age. This book is a study of Dracula's role of absolute Other as it appears on screen, and an investigation of popular culture's continued fascination with vampires.
Dark, dangerous and transgressive, Bram Stoker's Dracula is often read as Victorian society's absolute Other--an outsider who troubles and distracts those around him, one who represents the fears and anxieties of the age.
This book is a study of Dracula's role of absolute Other as it appears on screen, and an investigation of popular culture's continued fascination with vampires.
Drawing on vampire films spanning from the early 20th century to 2017, the author examines how different generations construct Otherness and how this is reflected in vampire media.
Dark, dangerous and transgressive, Bram Stoker's Dracula is often read as Victorian society's absolute Other--an outsider who troubles and distracts those around him, one who represents the fears and anxieties of the age.
This book is a study of Dracula's role of absolute Other as it appears on screen, and an investigation of popular culture's continued fascination with vampires.
Drawing on vampire films spanning from the early 20th century to 2017, the author examines how different generations construct Otherness and how this is reflected in vampire media.
Simon Bacon is an independent scholar based in Poznan, Poland. He has authored and edited many volumes on vampires, monstrosity, science fiction and media studies.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
One. Undead Memories and Troubling Histories
Two. The Land Beyond the Forest
Three. The Trouble with Money
Four. Violent Distractions
Five. Distracting Technologies
Filmography
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 01.08.2019 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 24 photos, filmography, notes, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 290 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturgeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-7538-4 / 1476675384 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-7538-1 / 9781476675381 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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