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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, Clare (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
©2016
Colección:Crime files series.
Temas:
1800-1899
Serial murderers in mass media.
Serial murderers in popular culture.
Serial murders > England > London > History > 19th century.
Literature.
Motion pictures > History.
Civilization > History.
Comparative literature.
Literature > History and criticism.
Technology in literature.
Literature
Tueurs en série dans les médias.
Tueurs en série dans la culture populaire.
Meurtres en série > Angleterre > Londres > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Littérature.
Cinéma > Histoire.
Civilisation > Histoire.
Littérature > Histoire et critique.
Technologie dans la littérature.
Literature: history & criticism.
Literary studies: general.
Films, cinema.
Social & cultural history.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
Civilization
Comparative literature
Motion pictures
Serial murderers in mass media
Serial murderers in popular culture
Serial murders
Technology in literature
England > London
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Historical and cultural context
  • Psychoanalysis and the Whitechapel murders on film
  • Feminist film theory
  • Jack the Ripper
  • The detective
  • The victims
  • Whitechapel
  • Conclusion
  • Filmography
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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