Black Frankenstein
Subtitle: the making of an American metaphor
By: Elizabeth Young.
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780814797150; 9780814797167
Subjects: American literature -- White authors -- History and criticism; American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism; African Americans in literature; Race in literature; Race relations in literature; Frankenstein (Fictitious character) in literature; Frankenstein (Fictitious character) -- Political aspects; Monsters in literature; Metaphor in literature; Monsters in motion pictures
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: United States of Frankenstein; title: Black monsters, dead metaphors; title: The signifying monster; title: Souls on ice.