The celebration of death in contemporary culture /
Khapaeva, Dina,author.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-252) and index.
Introduction : the paradoxes of death -- The intellectual origins of the cult of death -- The commodification of death : the social and historical perspectives -- The monsters and the humans -- Harry Potter, Tanya Grotter, and death in the coming-of-age novel -- Conclusion.
Death.
Death in popular culture.
Civilization, Modern.
Culture.
Death in literature.
Death in motion pictures.
Civilization, Modern.
Culture.
Death.
Death in literature.
Death in motion pictures.
Death in popular culture.