Noel Carroll, film scholar and philosopher, offers the first serious look at the aesthetics of horror. In this book he discusses the nature and narrative structures of the genre, dealing with horror as a "transmedia" phenomenon. A fan and serious student of the horror genre, Carroll brings to bear his comprehensive knowledge of obscure and forgotten works, as well as of the horror masterpieces. Working from a philosophical perspective, he tries to account for how people can find pleasure in having their wits scared out of them. What, after all, are those "paradoxes of the heart" that make us want to be horrified?
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First Published in 1990. Noel Carroll, film scholar and philosopher, offers the first serious look at the aesthetics of horror. In this book he discusses the nature and narrative structures of the genre, dealing with horror as a "transmedia" phenomenon.
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Introduction, 1 The Nature of Horror, The Definition of Horror, Fantastic Biologies and the Structures of Horrific Imagery, Summary and Conclusion, 2 Metaphysics and Horror, or Relating to Fictions, Fearing Fictions, Character-Identification? 3 Plotting Horror, Some Characteristic Horror Plots, Horror and Suspense, The Fantastic 4 Why Horror? The Paradox of Horror, Horror and Ideology, Horror Today
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ISBN
9781138127982
Publisert
2015-09-08
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Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
498 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
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Product language
Engelsk
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Antall sider
272

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Noel Carroll (University of Wisconsin)