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Frankenstein / Robert Horton.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: CultographiesPublisher: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (128 p.) : 30Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780231167437
  • 9780231850568
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.43/72 23
LOC classification:
  • PN1995.9 .F8 H67 2014
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
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
Summary: 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.
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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

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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.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022)