Terrors of Uncertainty (Routledge Revivals): The Cultural Contexts of Horror Fic

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From Frankenstein and Dracula to Psycho and The Chainsaw Massacre, horror fiction has provided our culture with some of its most enduring themes and narratives. Considering horror fiction both as a genre and as a social phenomenon, Joseph Grixti provides a theoretical and historical framework for reconsidering horror and the cultural apparatus that surrounds it. First published in 1989, this book looks at shifts in the genre's meaning – its fascination with excess, its commentaries on the categories and boundaries of culture – and at interpretations of horror from psychology, psychoanalysis, sociology, cultural and media studies. Terrors of Uncertainty brings together a provocative range of perspectives from across the disciplines, which combine to raise important questions about the relationship between fiction and society, and the way in which we use fiction to resolve or evade our fears of uncertainty.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Table of Contents

Preface; Introduction: Matter, method, and meaning; Part I: Horror and Helplessness in Contemporary Bestsellers 1. Horror Fiction and Social Unease – An Overview 2. Herocis and Helplessness – The Case of James Herbert 3. Language. Modes of Seeing, and Magic – The Covenant of Stephen King; Part II: Academic Perspectives 4. Catharsis and the Myth of the Beast 5. Clockwork Copy-Cats and the Study of Horrific Influences 6. Consciousness, Fiction, and the Terrors of Uncertainty; Endword: Consuming Impotence; Notes; References; Index

Details ISBN1138794678 Author Joseph Grixti Short Title TERRORS OF UNCERTAINTY (ROUTLE Language English ISBN-10 1138794678 ISBN-13 9781138794672 Media Book Format Paperback Series Routledge Revivals Year 2015 Imprint Routledge Subtitle The Cultural Contexts of Horror Fiction Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1950 Publication Date 2015-12-08 UK Release Date 2015-12-08 AU Release Date 2015-12-08 NZ Release Date 2015-12-08 Pages 234 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Alternative 9781138794511 DEWEY 809.3916 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this

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