Frankenstein

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-0-231-16743-7
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 128 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 113 mm x 176 mm, Gewicht: 98 g

Reihe: Cultographies

James Whale's Frankenstein (1931) spawned a phenomenon that has been rooted in world culture for decades. This cinematic Prometheus has generated countless sequels, remakes, rip-offs, and parodies in every media, and this granddaddy of cult movies constantly renews its followers in each generation. Along with an in-depth critical reading of the original 1931 film, this book tracks Frankenstein the monster's heavy cultural tread from Mary Shelley's source novel to today's Internet chat rooms.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Horton, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmgeschichte
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements1. Welcome to Nightmare Theatre: Meeting Frankenstein2. Assembling a Monster3. The Monster Mash: Sons of the House of Frankenstein4. Beyond the Clouds and Stars: Surveying Frankenstein5. The Monster's PlaceAppendix: The Frankenstein Family TreeBibliographyIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Horton, Robert
Robert Horton is the author of Billy Wilder: Interviews (2001) and the zombie-western graphic novel Rotten (2010) and its spin-off The Lost Diary of John J. Flynn (2012). He is also a contributor to Film Commentand KUOW-FM, and curator of the Frye Art Museum's Magic Lantern program.