Abject Terrors: Surveying the Modern and Postmodern Horror Film by Tony Magistra

Description: Abject Terrors by Tony Magistrale Abject Terrors is an expansive study of the most significant films from the prolific horror genre - from its origins in the 1920s and 1930s, to its contemporary representations. This survey brings together close analyses of individual motion pictures, demonstrating the interconnections among these filmic texts and their contribution to defining quintessential aspects of the modern and postmodern horror film. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography The Author: Tony Magistrale is Professor of English at the University of Vermont. He received his Ph.D. in English from the University of Pittsburgh and is the author of two other books published by Peter Lang: Writing Across Culture: An Introduction to Study Abroad and the Writing Process (1995) and Poes Children: Connections Between Tales of Terror and Detection (1999). Review Abject Terrors is remarkable for its brilliant focus on the turning point in the psychological appeal of the horror film, moving from the externalized modernist monsters of the B-movie creature feature to the inward-bending and increasingly gory terrors of the postmodern age. Although the author calls Abject Terrors an analysis of the greatest hits of horror cinema in the previous century, this book also coherently assembles and synthesizes the diverse film scholarship on the genre as well. This book provides a much needed sequel, of sorts, to Noel Carrolls important text, The Philosophy of Horror, both updating and improving on its theory of horror-art. And by reading them through the dark lens of terror films, Magistrale makes critics like Julia Kristeva easier to understand. Bringing his skill in literary analysis and genre fiction studies to film form, Tony Magistrales Abject Terrors is a compulsively readable and unflinchingly intelligent work of horror film scholarship - and an important contribution to any cinema theorists bookshelf. I recommend it to teachers, librarians and cinema lovers everywhere. (Michael A. Arnzen, Associate Professor of English, Seton Hill University and Bram Stoker Award Winning Author of Grave Markings) Tony Magistrales Abject Terrors is the single best book published about the horror film. Ever. Internationally known at the top Stephen King scholar, Magistrale has expanded his keen and perceptive analytical eye to the larger cinematic landscape, writing a marvelous study that is both highly entertaining to read and critically engaging. This is a book that is equally appealing to the student or ardent fan of horror movies, and is a must have for any bookshelf. (Gary Hoppenstand, Professor of American Studies, Michigan State University and Editor of The Journal of Popular Culture) Details ISBN0820470562 Author Tony Magistrale Year 2005 ISBN-10 0820470562 ISBN-13 9780820470566 Format Paperback Pages 213 Imprint Peter Lang Publishing Inc Subtitle Surveying the Modern and Postmodern Horror Film Country of Publication United States DEWEY 791.436164 Short Title ABJECT TERRORS Language English Media Book Residence VT, US DOI 10.1604/9780820470566 AU Release Date 2005-11-28 NZ Release Date 2005-11-28 US Release Date 2005-11-28 Illustrations 6 ill. UK Release Date 2005-11-28 Publisher Peter Lang Publishing Inc Publication Date 2005-11-28 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:130292447;

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