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Our old monsters : witches, werewolves and vampires from medieval theology to horror cinema / Brenda S. Gardenour Walter.
Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.H6 G38 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gardenour Walter, Brenda S., 1971- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Horror films--History and criticism.
- Horror films.
- Monsters in motion pictures.
- Monsters--History.
- Monsters.
- History.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 241 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]
- Summary:
- "The witch, the vampire and the werewolf endure as popular characters in modern horror. These "old monsters" have their origins in the writings of Aristotle as studied in the universities of medieval Europe, where 13th-century Christian scholars reconciled works of natural philosophy and medicine with theological precepts"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Medieval foundations. Upside-down and inside-out: the medieval construction of -earth-bound evil
- Satanic cinema: his legacy is legion
- Wanton flesh and poisoned breath: crafting the satanic witch
- Wicked women: female flesh, the satanic witch and the horror film
- Modern permutations. The transgressive monster: from the melancholic Jew to the blood-sucking vampire
- A cursed embodiment: modernity, medievalism and the melancholic werewolf
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Includes filmography.
- ISBN:
- 9780786476800
- 078647680X
- OCLC:
- 895338265
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