| Monstrous Children and Childish Monsters: Essays on Cinema's Holy Terrors Contributor(s): Bohlmann, Markus P. J. (Editor), Moreland, Sean (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0786494794 ISBN-13: 9780786494798 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 791.436 |
| LCCN: 2015004998 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9" (0.80 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Perhaps because of the wisdom received from our Romantic forbears about the purity of the child, depictions of children as monsters have held a tremendous fascination for film audiences for decades. Numerous social factors have influenced the popularity and longevity of the monster-child trope but its appeal is also rooted in the dual concepts of the child-like (innocent, angelic) and the childish (selfish, mischievous). This collection of fresh essays discusses the representation of monstrous children in popular cinema since the 1950s, with a focus on the relationship between monstrosity and "childness," a term whose implications the contributors explore. |