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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Lindsay Anne Hallam |
ISBN: | 9780786462964 0786462965 |
OCLC Number: | 790693746 |
Notes: | Index ; bibliogr. ; filmogr. |
Description: | vii, 211 s. : illustrations |
Contents: | Introduction: the philosophy of the Marquis de Sade -- The monster in horror. Vampires -- Zombies -- Werewolves -- Monstrous humans. Serial killers -- Cannibals -- The transhuman -- Victims. Women -- Adolescents -- Sexual transgressors. Sadists -- Masochists -- Conclusion |
Responsibility: | Lindsay Anne Hallam |
Abstract:
This is the first book-length academic study by a single author that applies the philosophy of the Marquis de Sade to the analysis of a wide array of film texts. By employing Sade's controversial bodily-oriented philosophy within film analysis, this book provides a new understanding of notions of pain, pleasure, and the representation of the transgressive body in film.
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