The Palgrave Handbook to Horror Literature
Editors: Corstorphine, Kevin, Kremmel, Laura (Eds.)
Free Preview- Offers a refreshing update on the genre of Horror Literature, particularly in light of timely theoretical discussions such as queer theory, feminist theory, and animal studies
- Traverses time periods and geographical areas, covering topics ranging from medieval European horror to zombie fiction
- Establishes the importance of the horror genre within the academy, which has been grossly overlooked and downplayed until recently
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- About this book
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This handbook examines the use of horror in storytelling, from oral traditions through folklore and fairy tales to contemporary horror fiction. Divided into sections that explore the origins and evolution of horror fiction, the recurrent themes that can be seen in horror, and ways of understanding horror through literary and cultural theory, the text analyses why horror is so compelling, and how we should interpret its presence in literature. Chapters explore historical horror aspects including ancient mythology, medieval writing, drama, chapbooks, the Gothic novel, and literary Modernism and trace themes such as vampires, children and animals in horror, deep dark forests, labyrinths, disability, and imperialism. Considering horror via postmodern theory, evolutionary psychology, postcolonial theory, and New Materialism, this handbook investigates issues of gender and sexuality, race, censorship and morality, environmental studies, and literary versus popular fiction.
- About the authors
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Kevin Corstorphine is Lecturer in American Studies at the University of Hull, UK. His work focuses on Gothic Studies, haunted space and place, the Ecogothic, and the study of popular fiction.
Laura R. Kremmel is Assistant Professor of English at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, USA. Her work focuses on Gothic Studies, British Romanticism, Medical Humanities/History, Disability Studies, and Horror Film.
- Table of contents (38 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-17
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Bhayānaka (Horror and the Horrific) in Indian Aesthetics
Pages 21-31
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Horror in the Medieval North: The Troll
Pages 33-43
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The Horror Genre and Aspects of Native American Indian Literature
Pages 45-60
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Vampires, Shape-Shifters, and Sinister Light: Mistranslating Australian Aboriginal Horror in Theory and Literary Practice
Pages 61-75
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Table of contents (38 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Palgrave Handbook to Horror Literature
- Editors
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- Kevin Corstorphine
- Laura Kremmel
- Copyright
- 2018
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-97406-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-97406-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-97405-7
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XX, 534
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