Cannibalism in Literature and Film [electronic resource] /
Brown, J.author.
A comprehensive study of cannibalism in literature and film, spanning colonial fiction, Gothic texts and contemporary American horror. Amidst the sharp teeth and horrific appetite of the cannibal, this book examines real fears of over-consumerism and consumption that trouble an ever-growing modern world.
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Cover; Contents; Foreword by Mark Jancovich; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Mr Cannibal I Presume? The Colonial Cannibal; 1 No Petticoats Here - Early Colonial Cannibals: From Daniel Defoe to H. Rider Haggard; 2 Into the Heart of Darkness: Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness; 3 Off the Beaten Track? The Post-Conradian Cannibal: From Graham Greene to Hollywood and the Italian Cannibal Boom; Part II: Yeehaw! The Regional Cannibal; 4 Borders and Bean - The British Regional Cannibal: The Regional Gothic and Sawney Bean
5 Hillbilly Highway - The American Regional Cannibal: From The Texas Chainsaw Massacre to The Hills Have Eyes, Originals and RemakesPart III: Cannibals in Our Midst: The City Cannibal; 6 City Slashers and Rippers - London Cannibals: From Jack the Ripper to Sweeney Todd; 7 American Psychos: From Patrick Bateman to Hannibal Lecter; Conclusion; Bibliography; Filmography; Index
Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
A comprehensive study of cannibalism in literature and film, spanning colonial fiction, Gothic texts and contemporary American horror. Amidst the sharp teeth and horrific appetite of the cannibal, this book examines real fears of over-consumerism and consumption that trouble an ever-growing modern world.
Motion pictures and television.
Motion pictures-History.
Literature.
Film genres.
Fiction.
Literature, Modern-18th century.
Screen Studies.
Film History.
Literature, general.
Genre.
Fiction.
Eighteenth-Century Literature.