Body Gothic : Corporeal Transgression in Contemporary Literature and Horror Film /

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Body Gothic assesses the role and relevance of corporeal transgression in literature and film of the last three decades, from splatterpunk and body horror to torture porn and surgical horror.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Aldana Reyes, Xavier (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2014.
Series:Gothic literary studies.
Subjects:
Gothic fiction (Literary genre)
Goth culture (Subculture)
Horror in literature.
Horror films > History and criticism.
Gothique (Subculture)
Horreur dans la littérature.
Films d'horreur > Histoire et critique.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Gothic & Romance.
Literature.
Horror films
Horror in literature
Gothic novel
Horrorfilm
Körper > Motiv
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Acknowledgements; Introduction: From Gothic Bodies to Body Gothic; 1 Splatterpunk; 2 Body Horror; 3 The New Avant-pulp; 4 The Slaughterhouse Novel; 5 Torture Porn; 6 Surgical Horror; Conclusion: Corporeal Readings; Notes; Works Cited; Filmography; Index; Back Cover.

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