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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Minnesota PressISBN-13:9781517917821ISBN-10:1517917824UPC:9781517917821Book Category:Literary Criticism, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Horror & Supernatural, Popular CultureSize:10.00 x 7.03 x 1.08 inchesWeight:1.9114Product ID:SC5CFYC97A
The Horror Theory Reader
A comprehensive guide to the timeless, paradoxical appeal of horror
Why do we enjoy horror? The emotional responses the genre provokes--fear, dread, and disgust--are ones we typically seek to avoid, so what is the appeal of narratives and artistic representations that seek to scare, startle, shock, and repulse? In The Horror Theory Reader, Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock assembles theorizations of the...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Minnesota PressISBN-13:9781517917821ISBN-10:1517917824UPC:9781517917821Book Category:Literary Criticism, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Horror & Supernatural, Popular CultureSize:10.00 x 7.03 x 1.08 inchesWeight:1.9114Product ID:SC5CFYC97A
Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock is founder and president of the Society for the Study of the American Gothic and professor of English at Central Michigan University. He is author or editor of many books, including The Monster Theory Reader and The Age of Lovecraft, both from Minnesota.
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