Description: Haunted : On Ghosts, Witches, Vampires, Zombies, and Other Monsters of the Natural and Supernatural Worlds, Paperback by Braudy, Leo, ISBN 0300239998, ISBN-13 9780300239997, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US An award-winning scholar and author charts four hundred years of monsters and how they reflect the culture that created them Leo Braudy, a finalist for both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, has won accolades for revealing the complex and constantly shifting history behind seemingly unchanging ideas of fame, war, and masculinity. Continuing his interest in the history of emotion, this book explores how fear has been shaped into images of monsters and monstrosity. From the Protestant Reformation to contemporary horror films and fiction, he explores four major types: the monster from nature (King Kong), the created monster (Frankenstein), the monster from within (Mr. Hyde), and the monster from the past (Dracula). Drawing upon deep historical and literary research, Braudy discusses the lasting presence of fearful imaginings in an age of scientific progress, viewing the detective genre as a rational riposte to the irrational world of the monstrous. Haunted is a compelling and incisive work by a writer at the height of his powers.
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Book Title: Haunted : On Ghosts, Witches, Vampires, Zombies, and Other Monsters of the Natural and Supernatural Worlds
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Item Height: 0.1 in
Topic: Unexplained Phenomena, Anxieties & Phobias, Popular Culture, Semiotics & Theory, Supernatural
Publication Year: 2018
Genre: Literary Criticism, Body, Mind & Spirit, Social Science, Self-Help
Item Weight: 17.6 Oz
Item Length: 0.9 in
Author: Leo Braudy
Item Width: 0.6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
