The cinema of George A. Romero : knight of the living dead /

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Author / Creator:	Williams, Tony, 1946 January 11-
Imprint:	New York : Columbia University Press, 2012.
Description:	1 online resource (vii, 214 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Directors' Cuts Directors' cuts.
Subject:	Romero, George A. -- Criticism and interpretation. Romero, George A. Horror films -- Production and direction. Motion pictures -- United States. Horror films -- Production and direction. Motion pictures. United States. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11201921

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ISBN:	9780231850308 0231850301
Notes:	Print version record.
Summary:	The Cinema of George A. Romero: Knight of the Living Dead is the first in-depth study in English of the career of this foremost auteur working at the margins of the Hollywood mainstream in the horror genre. In placing Romero's oeuvre in the context of literary naturalism, the book explores the relevance of the director's films within American cultural traditions and thus explains the potency of such work beyond 'splatter movie' models. The author explores the roots of naturalism in the work of Emile Zola and traces this through to the EC Comics of the 1950s and on to the work of St.
Other form:	Print version: Williams, Tony. Cinema of George A. Romero : Knight of the Living Dead. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2012 9781903364734

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