Frankenstein /
Horton, Robert
Frankenstein / Robert Horton. - 1 online resource (128 p.) : 30 - Cultographies .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- 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
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780231167437 9780231850568
10.7312/hort16743 doi
2014430179
Cult films--History and criticism.
PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism.
PN1995.9 .F8 / H67 2014
791.43/72
Frankenstein / Robert Horton. - 1 online resource (128 p.) : 30 - Cultographies .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- 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
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780231167437 9780231850568
10.7312/hort16743 doi
2014430179
Cult films--History and criticism.
PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism.
PN1995.9 .F8 / H67 2014
791.43/72