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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Barry Keith GrantPublisher: Rutgers University Press Imprint: Rutgers University Press Dimensions: Width: 11.40cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 17.80cm Weight: 0.132kg ISBN: 9780813588803ISBN 10: 0813588804 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 16 April 2018 Recommended Age: From 16 to 99 years Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents 1 Meeting Movie Monsters: Monsters R Us 2 Human Monsters 3 Natural Monsters 4 Supernatural Monsters Acknowledgments Further Reading Works Cited IndexReviewsBarry Keith Grant is an ideal guide in this wide-ranging survey of monsters in the movies. He leaps across genres, periods, and critical traditions with authority and verve. --Adam Lowenstein author of Shocking Representation: Historical Trauma, National Cinema, and the Modern Horror Film This is far more than a very handy guidebook to monsters in the movies. Barry Keith Grant's prose is lucid, and informed by a keen intelligence and exhaustive scholarship demonstrating his mastery of the genre. This is a great read! --Christopher Sharrett author of The Rifleman The book is highly recommended, because, as Grant himself notes, our survival depends on understanding monsters--in other words, on understanding ourselves. -- Science Fiction Reviews Barry Keith Grant's Monster Cinema is an 'unnaturally' fine book, providing readers with a concise, engaging, and perceptive historical and ideological overview that attests to the enduring power of this genre. --Lester D. Friedman coauthor of Monstrous Progeny: A History of the Frankenstein Narratives This is far more than a very handy guidebook to monsters in the movies. Barry Keith Grant's prose is lucid, and informed by a keen intelligence and exhaustive scholarship demonstrating his mastery of the genre. This is a great read! --Christopher Sharrett author of The Rifleman This is far more than a very handy guidebook to monsters in the movies. Barry Keith Grant's prose is lucid, and informed by a keen intelligence and exhaustive scholarship demonstrating his mastery of the genre. This is a great read! --Christopher Sharrett author of The Rifleman Barry Keith Grant is an ideal guide in this wide-ranging survey of monsters in the movies. He leaps across genres, periods, and critical traditions with authority and verve. --Adam Lowenstein author of Shocking Representation: Historical Trauma, National Cinema, and the Modern Horror Film Barry Keith Grant's Monster Cinema is an 'unnaturally' fine book, providing readers with a concise, engaging, and perceptive historical and ideological overview that attests to the enduring power of this genre. --Lester D. Friedman coauthor of Monstrous Progeny: A History of the Frankenstein Narratives This is far more than a very handy guidebook to monsters in the movies. Barry Keith Grant's prose is lucid, and informed by a keen intelligence and exhaustive scholarship demonstrating his mastery of the genre. This is a great read! --Christopher Sharrett author of The Rifleman Barry Keith Grant is an ideal guide in this wide-ranging survey of monsters in the movies. He leaps across genres, periods, and critical traditions with authority and verve. --Adam Lowenstein author of Shocking Representation: Historical Trauma, National Cinema, and the Modern Horror Film The book is highly recommended, because, as Grant himself notes, our survival depends on understanding monsters--in other words, on understanding ourselves. --Science Fiction Reviews Barry Keith Grant's Monster Cinema is an 'unnaturally' fine book, providing readers with a concise, engaging, and perceptive historical and ideological overview that attests to the enduring power of this genre. --Lester D. Friedman coauthor of Monstrous Progeny: A History of the Frankenstein Narratives Author InformationBARRY KEITH GRANT is emeritus professor of film studies and popular culture at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. He is an Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and he is the author of numerous books, including 100 Science Fiction Films. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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