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Gothic Realities
- The Impact of Horror Fiction on Modern Culture
Engelsk Paperback
Gothic Realities
- The Impact of Horror Fiction on Modern Culture
Engelsk Paperback

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Eighteenth-century critics believed Gothic fiction would inspire deviant sexuality, instill heretical beliefs, and encourage antisocial violence--this book puts these beliefs to the test. After examining the assumptions behind critics'' fears, it considers nineteenth-century concerns about sexual deviance, showing how Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dorian Gray, and other works helped construct homosexuality as a pathological, dangerous phenomenon. It then turns to television and film, particularly Buffy the Vampire Slayer and David DeCoteau''s direct-to-video movies, to trace Gothicized sexuality''s lasting impact. Moving to heretical beliefs, Gothic Realities surveys ghost stories from Dickens''s A Christmas Carol to Poltergeist, articulating the relationships between fiction and the "real" supernatural. Finally, it considers connections between Gothic horror and real-world violence, especially the tragedies at Columbine and Virginia Tech.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
248
ISBN-13:
9780786448357
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0786448350
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
7 jul 2010
Længde:
14mm
Bredde:
228mm
Højde:
153mm
Forlag:
McFarland & Co Inc
Oplagsdato:
7 jul 2010
Forfatter(e):
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