Taking Mary Shelley’s novel as its point of departure, this collection of essays considers how her creation has not only survived but thrived over 200 years of media history, in music, film, literature, visual art and other cultural forms. In studying monstrous figures torn from the deepest and darkest imaginings of the human psyche, the essays in this book deploy the latest analytical approaches, drawn from such fields as musicology, critical race studies, feminist studies, queer theory and psychoanalysis. The book interweaves the manifold sounds, sights and stories of monstrosity into a conversation that sheds light on important social issues, aesthetic trends and cultural concerns that are as alive today as they were when Shelley’s landmark novel was published 200 years ago.
| ISBN: | 9781501380082 |
| Publication date: | 18th April 2024 |
| Author: | Professor or Dr Alexis Luko |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic USA an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 282 pages |
| Genres: |
Mythical, legendary and supernatural beings, monsters and creatures Films, cinema Theory of music and musicology Music of film and stage |