The literary monster on film : five nineteenth century British novels and their cinematic adaptations /

The literary monster on film : five nineteenth century British novels and their cinematic adaptations /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Bloom, Abigail Burnham.
Imprint:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2010.
Description:	vi, 212 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Monsters in motion pictures. Monsters in literature. Horror films -- History and criticism. English fiction -- 19th century -- Film adaptations. Film adaptations -- History and criticism. English fiction. Film adaptations. Horror films. Monsters in literature. Monsters in motion pictures. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Film adaptations.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8156962

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ISBN:	9780786442614 (softcover : alk. paper) 0786442611 (softcover : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Monsters in novels were connected with the protagonist, representative of a character's personal failings and failings of society. Film adaptations depict the creatures as engaging in senseless violence, suggesting a fear of the uncontrollable. This dichotomy is analyzed through examinations of Frankenstein, Dracula, She, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and The Island of Dr. Moreau"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
1. Creator and Monster
Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley (1818)
Frankenstein, dir. James Whale (1931)
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, dir. Kenneth Branagh (1994)
2. The Duality of Good and Evil
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1886)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, dir. John S. Robertson (1920)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, dir. Rouben Mamoulian (1931)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, dir. Victor Fleming (1941)
3. Beauty and Eternal Life
She, by H. Rider Haggard (1887)
She, dir. Lansing C. Holden and Irving Pichel (1935)
She, dir. Robert Day (1965)
4. Man and Animal
The Island of Dr. Moreau, by H.G. Wells (1896)
Island of Lost Souls, dir. Erle C. Kenton (1933)
The Island of Dr. Moreau, dir. Don Taylor (1977)
The Island of Dr. Moreau, dir. John Frankenheimer (1996)
5. Vampire and Victim
Draula, by Bram Stoker (1897)
Nosferatu, dir. F. W. Murnau (1922)
Dracula, dir. Tod Browning (1931)
Bram Stoker's Dracula, dir. Francis Ford Coppola (1992)
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index