Cannibalism in Literature and Film
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (624 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0230360513 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 258 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"This book is easy to read and easy to understand" according to Mary M. This is a well written book on the subject matter of cannibalism in literature and film. It delves into the symbolism as well as literal uses of cannibalism in story forms in both books and movies. This book has a healthy amount of footnotes to support these ideas. Which was exactly what I was looki
"Brown's text usefully removes the study of cannibalism from the dominance of low cultural and low budget texts, and refreshingly exposes the permeability of the concept by mapping its appearance in high, middle and low cultural environs. The correlation Brown finds between the cannibal's portrayal and the cultural, political, religious and geographical othering of certain peoples by the dominant Western media is hard to ignore; in short, Brown's book is an importantaddition to the broader scholarly canon." - Crime, Media Culture (2015). By combining three centuries of cannibalistic depictions, Brown charts an expansive history which ultimately acts as a valuable en
. She has been a teacher of English language and literature for nine years, teaching in Ireland, Spain and Italy. JENNIFER BROWN completed her PhD in English literature in Trinity College Dublin, Ireland in 2010. She has presented at the International Gothic Association conference and published
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.