Draculas, Vampires, and Other Undead Forms: Essays on Gender, Race and Culture

Author:   John Edgar Browning ,  "Caroline Joan ""Kay"" S. Picart"
Publisher:   Scarecrow Press
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9780810866966


Pages:   338
Publication Date:   08 April 2009
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   John Edgar Browning ,  "Caroline Joan ""Kay"" S. Picart"
Publisher:   Scarecrow Press
Imprint:   Scarecrow Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.653kg
ISBN:  

9780810866966


ISBN 10:   081086696
Pages:   338
Publication Date:   08 April 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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The variety and richness of the essays collected here certainly offer many intriguing pages for both fans and scholars of the undead creatures. With such a large scope, minute research, fresh perspectives and well-argued writing, Draculas, Vampires,and Other Undead Forms guarantees more than 300 pages of an interesting and inspiring read which finds a perfect balance between the academic and popular writing. It is accessible, but not light; interesting, but not shallow; clever, but not self-indulgent; serious, but never boring. And most importantly, it may make you think differently about the various vampire texts that you thought you knew well, and will certainly reveal many new ones... Horror Movie Reviews, September 12, 2009 The variety and richness of the essays collected here certainly offer many intriguing pages for both fans and scholars of the undead creatures. With such a large scope, minute research, fresh perspectives and well-argued writing, Draculas, Vampires, and Other Undead Forms guarantees more than 300 pages of an interesting and inspiring read which finds a perfect balance between the academic and popular writing. It is accessible, but not light; interesting, but not shallow; clever, but not self-indulgent; serious, but never boring. And most importantly, it may make you think differently about the various vampire texts that you thought you knew well, and will certainly reveal many new ones. Horror Movie Reviews, September 12, 2009


The variety and richness of the essays collected here certainly offer many intriguing pages for both fans and scholars of the undead creatures. With such a large scope, minute research, fresh perspectives and well-argued writing, Draculas, Vampires, and Other Undead Forms guarantees more than 300 pages of an interesting and inspiring read which finds a perfect balance between the academic and popular writing. It is accessible, but not light; interesting, but not shallow; clever, but not self-indulgent; serious, but never boring. And most importantly, it may make you think differently about the various vampire texts that you thought you knew well, and will certainly reveal many new ones. Horror Movie Reviews


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John Browning teaches at Louisiana State University. Caroline Joan (Kay) Picart has been a professor of Philosophy, Biology, English, and Film for over 20 years. Since August 2008, she has produced and hosted her own radio show, which boasts over a million monthly listeners.

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