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PublisherScarecrow Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100810821567
ISBN-139780810821569
eBay Product ID (ePID)1047893
Product Key Features
Book TitlePlanks of Reason : Essays on the Horror Film
Number of Pages448 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicFilm / Genres / Horror, Film / History & Criticism
Publication Year1990
FeaturesRevised
IllustratorYes
GenrePerforming Arts
AuthorBarry Keith Grant
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight17.8 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.3 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN84-010592
Dewey Edition21
Reviews...most of these pieces are as fascinating as, and considerably higher toned than, their subjects...lots of good intellectual entertainment here.
Dewey Decimal791.4/36164
Table Of ContentChapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 I Chapter 4 The Mummy's Pool Chapter 5 Faith and Idolatry in the Horror Film Chapter 6 Conditions of Pleasure in Horror Cinema Chapter 7 Monster Movies: A Sexual Theory Chapter 8 The Aesthetics of Fright Chapter 9 The Gothic: a Literary Genre's Transition to Film Chapter 10 Subgenres in Horror Pictures: The Pentagram, Faust, and Philoctetes Chapter 11 The Witch in Film: Myth and Reality Chapter 12 'Canyons of Nightmare': The Jewish Horror Film Chapter 13 Daughters of Darkness: The Lesbian Vampire on Film Chapter 14 An Introduction to the American Horror Film Chapter 15 Eros and Syphilization Chapter 16 King Kong: Ape and Essence Chapter 17 Film, Society, and Ideas: Nosferatu and Horror of Dracula Chapter 18 The Idea of Apocalypse in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Chapter 19 Archetypal Landscape and Jaws Chapter 20 The Comic and Grotesque in James Whale's Frankenstein Films Chapter 21 Biological Alchemy and the F
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisThis is a comprehensive anthology of criticism on the horror film from a variety of approaches. Part One explores both the nature of horror and distinctive elements of the genre, while Part Two focuses on individual horror films, spanning the history of the genre from Nosferatu to Halloween. Contributors include Robin Wood, Noel Carroll, Morris Dickstein, Bruce Kawin, J.P. Telotte, Bonnie Zimmerman, and others. With a detailed bibliography.
LC Classification NumberPN1995.9.H6P56 1996
