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Find more info., search and price compare for Monsters of Our Own Making: The Peculiar Pleasures of Fear by Marina Warner Binding: Paperback, 472 pages Publisher: University Press of Kentucky Weight: 1.55 pound Dimension: H: 1.4 x L: 9 x W: 6.1 inches ISBN 10: 0813191742 ISBN 13: 9780813191744 Click here to search for this book and compare price at 40+ bookstores with AddALL.com! If you cannot find this book in our new and in print search, be sure to try our used and out of print search too! |
Book Description: Since the beginning of storytelling, monsters of all kinds have inhabited myths, legends, folklore, and oral traditions, and they continue to thrive amidst society's ever increasing attraction to the thrill of experiencing fear. Today many of us seek out horror movies, read thrillers and Gothic novels, and visit haunted houses, in our endless pursuit of the macabre and exciting. In Monsters of Our Own Making: The Peculiar Pleasures of Fear, Marina Warner explores the world of bogeys from their incarnation as ogres in nursery tales to their current role in the new, twisted reality of contemporary conflicts, where there is no guarantee of a happy ending. Marina Warner digs into the past to uncover the origins of these myths, to examine their history and social function over time. Paying particular attention to the prevalence of male figures of terror, Warner reveals their connections to current ideas about sexuality and power, identity and ethnicity, youth and age. |
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