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The Cambridge Companion to American Horror
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Cambridge Companion to American Horror
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| Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Stephen Shapiro
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Edited by Mark Storey
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| Series | Cambridge Companions to Literature |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:300 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 150 |
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| Category/Genre | Films and cinema
Literary theory
Horror and ghost stories |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781009069892
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| Classifications | Dewey:813.0873809 |
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| Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises; Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
4 August 2022 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Opening up the warm body of American Horror - through literature, film, TV, music, video games, and a host of other mediums - this book gathers the leading scholars in the field to dissect the gruesome histories and shocking forms of American life. Through a series of accessible and informed essays, moving from the seventeenth century to the present day, The Cambridge Companion to American Horror explores one of the liveliest and most progressive areas of contemporary culture. From slavery to censorship, from occult forces to monstrous beings, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in America's most terrifying cultural expressions.
Author Biography
Stephen Shapiro is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Warwick. Author or editor of 17 books, some of his most recent include Pentecostal Modernism: Lovecraft, Los Angeles, and World-Systems Culture and as part of the Warwick Research Collective, Combined and Uneven Development: Towards a New Theory of World-Literature. Mark Storey is Associate Professor at the University of Warwick, where his teaching includes 'American Horror Story: US Gothic Cultures, 1619 to Tomorrow'. He is the author of two books on American literature: Rural Fictions, Urban Realities (2013) and Time and Antiquity in American Empire (2021).
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