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Autore |
Aldana Reyes Xavier |
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Titolo |
Body gothic : corporeal transgression in contemporary literature and horror film / / Xavier Aldana Reyes ; typeset in Wales by Eira Fenn Gaunt |
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Cardiff, Wales : , : University of Wales Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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1-78316-094-2 |
1-78316-093-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (243 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Gothic fiction (Literary genre) |
Goth culture (Subculture) |
Horror in literature |
Horror films - History and criticism |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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