Cargando…
Jack the Ripper in film and culture : top hat, Gladstone bag and fog /
In1888 the name Jack the Ripper entered public consciousness with the brutalmurders of women in the East End of London. The murderer was never caught, yet filmand television depicts a killer with a recognisable costume, motive andpersona. This book examines the origins of the screen presentation of...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
London :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2016.
©2016 |
| Colección: | Crime files series.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In1888 the name Jack the Ripper entered public consciousness with the brutalmurders of women in the East End of London. The murderer was never caught, yet filmand television depicts a killer with a recognisable costume, motive andpersona. This book examines the origins of the screen presentation of the fourkey elements associated with the murders - Jack the Ripper, the victims, thedetective and Whitechapel. Nineteenth-century history, art and literature, psychoanalytical theories of Freud and Jung and feminist film theory are allused to deconstruct the representation of Jack the Ripper on screen. |
|---|---|
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781137599995 1137599995 1137599987 9781137599988 |