Horton Frankenstein

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-0-231-85056-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 128 Seiten, Format (B × H): 102 mm x 152 mm

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

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

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements
1. Welcome to Nightmare Theatre: Meeting Frankenstein
2. Assembling a Monster
3. The Monster Mash: Sons of the House of Frankenstein
4. Beyond the Clouds and Stars: Surveying Frankenstein
5. The Monster's Place
Appendix: The Frankenstein Family Tree
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Contributor: Robert Horton 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.