Fairytale and gothic horror : uncanny transformations in film /

Fairytale and gothic horror : uncanny transformations in film /

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Hubner, Laura, 1970- author.
Imprint:	London : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018] ©2018
Description:	xii, 206 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Horror films -- History and criticism. Fairy tales in motion pictures. Folklore in motion pictures. Fairy tales in motion pictures. Folklore in motion pictures. Horror films. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11592655

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	Fairytale & gothic horror
ISBN:	1137393467 9781137393463
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	This book explores the idiosyncratic effects generated as fairytale and gothic horror join, clash or merge in cinema. Identifying long-held traditions that have inspired this topical phenomenon, the book features close analysis of classical through to contemporary films. It begins by tracing fairytale and gothic origins and evolutions, examining the diverse ways these have been embraced and developed by cinema horror. It moves on to investigate films close up, locating fairytale horror, motifs and themes and a distinctively cinematic gothic horror. At the book's core are recurring concerns including: the boundaries of the human; rational and irrational forces; fears and dreams; 'the uncanny' and transitions between the wilds and civilization. While chronology shapes the book, it is thematically driven, with an interest in the cultural and political functions of fairytale and gothic horror, and the levels of transgression or social conformity at the heart of the films--back cover.

Regenstein, Bookstacks

Loading map link

Holdings details from Regenstein, Bookstacks
Call Number:	PN1995.9.H6 H759 2018
c.1	Available Loan period: standard loan Scan and Deliver Request for Pickup Need help? - Ask a Librarian