| Description |
vi, 212 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Summary |
"Monsters in novels were connected with the protagonist, representative of a character's personal failings and failings of society. Film adaptations depict the creatures as engaging in senseless violence, suggesting a fear of the uncontrollable. This dichotomy is analyzed through examinations of Frankenstein, Dracula, She, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and The Island of Dr. Moreau"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Creator and monster. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley (1818) -- Frankenstein, dir. James Whale (1931) -- Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, dir. Kenneth Branagh (1994) -- The duality of good and evil. Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson (1886) -- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, dir. John S. Robertson (1920) -- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, dir. Rouben Mamoulian (1931) -- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, dir. Victor Fleming (1941) -- Beauty and eternal life. She, by H. Rider Haggard (1887) -- She, dir. Lansing C. Holden and Irving Pichel (1935) -- She, dir. Robert Day (1965) -- Man and animal. The island of Dr. Moreau, by H. G. Wells (1896) -- Island of lost souls, dir. Erle C. Kenton (1933) -- The island of Dr. Moreau, dir. Don Taylor (1977) -- The island of Dr. Moreau, dir. John Frankenheimer (1996) -- Vampire and victim. Dracula, by Bram Stoker (1897) -- Nosferatu, dir. F. W. Murnau (1922) -- Dracula, dir. Tod Browning (1931) -- Bram Stoker's Dracula, dir. Francis Ford Coppola (1992) -- Conclusion. |
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Monsters in motion pictures.
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Monsters in literature.
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Horror films -- History and criticism.
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English fiction -- 19th century -- Film adaptations.
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Film adaptations -- History and criticism.
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| ISBN |
9780786442614 (softcover : alk. paper) |
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0786442611 (softcover : alk. paper) |
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