| Monsters and Monstrosity from the Fin de Siecle to the Millennium: New Essays Contributor(s): Hutchison, Sharla (Editor), Brown, Rebecca A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0786495065 ISBN-13: 9780786495061 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Popular Culture - Literary Criticism - Performing Arts |
| Dewey: 809.933 |
| LCCN: 2015025559 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 9" (0.80 lbs) 260 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Zombies, vampires and ghosts feature prominently in nearly all forms of entertainment in the 21st century, including popular fiction, film, comics, television and computer games. But these creatures have been vital to the entertainment industry since the best-seller books of a century and half ago. Monsters don't just invade popular culture, they help sell popular culture. This collection of new essays covers 150 years of enduringly popular Gothic monsters who have shocked and horrified audiences in literature, film and comics. The contributors unearth forgotten monsters and reconsider familiar ones, examining the audience taboos and fears they embody. |