[PDF] Monsters And The Monstrous eBook

Author : Niall Scott
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 47,41 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Art
ISBN : 9042022531

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Emerging from depths comes a series of papers dealing with one of the most significant creations that reflects on and critiques human existence. Both a warning and a demonstration, the monster as myth and metaphor provides an articulation of human imagination that toys with the permissible and impermissible. Monsters from zombies to cuddly cartoon characters, emerging from sewers, from pages of literature, propaganda posters, movies and heavy metal, all are covered in this challenging, scholarly collection. This volume the third in the series presents a marvellous collection of studies on the metaphor of the monster in literature, cinema, music, culture, philosophy, history and politics. Both historical reflection and concerns of our time are addressed with clarity and written in an accessible manner providing appeal for the scholar and lay reader alike. This eclectic collection will be of interest to academics and students working in a range of disciplines, such as cultural studies, film studies, political theory, philosophy and literature studies.

Author : Diego Compagna
Publisher : Vernon Press
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 17,89 MB
Release : 2020-01-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1622738934

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Existing research on monsters acknowledges the deep impact monsters have especially on Politics, Gender, Life Sciences, Aesthetics and Philosophy. From Sigmund Freud’s essay ‘The Uncanny’ to Scott Poole’s ‘Monsters in America’, previous studies offer detailed insights about uncanny and immoral monsters. However, our anthology wants to overcome these restrictions by bringing together multidisciplinary authors with very different approaches to monsters and setting up variety and increasing diversification of thought as ‘guiding patterns’. Existing research hints that monsters are embedded in social and scientific exclusionary relationships but very seldom copes with them in detail. Erving Goffman’s doesn’t explicitly talk about monsters in his book ‘Stigma’, but his study is an exceptional case which shows that monsters are stigmatized by society because of their deviations from norms, but they can form groups with fellow monsters and develop techniques for handling their stigma. Our book is to be understood as a complement and a ‘further development’ of previous studies: The essays of our anthology pay attention to mechanisms of inequality and exclusion concerning specific historical and present monsters, based on their research materials within their specific frameworks, in order to ‘create’ engaging, constructive, critical and diverse approaches to monsters, even utopian visions of a future of societies shared by monsters. Our book proposes the usual view, that humans look in a horrified way at monsters, but adds that monsters can look in a critical and even likewise frightened way at the very societies which stigmatize them.

Author : Libby Hamilton
Publisher : Templar
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,16 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Lift-the-flap books
ISBN : 9780763657567

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Packed with foul facts and disgusting drawings, this book will tell you everything you need to know about avoiding the monstrous menace ... almost!

Author : Carlyn Beccia
Publisher : Carolrhoda Books
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 19,41 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1512449164

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Could Dr. Frankenstein's machine ever animate a body? Why should vampires drink from veins and not arteries? What body parts are best for zombies to eat? (It's not brains.) This fascinating encyclopedia of monsters delves into the history and science behind eight legendary creatures, from Bigfoot and the kraken to zombies and more. Find out each monster's origin story and the real-world history that informed it, and then explore the science of each creature in fun and surprising ways. Tips and infographics--including monster anatomy, how to survive a vampire attack, and real-life giant creatures of the deep sea--make this a highly visual and fun-to-browse book.

Author : Dunstan Lowe
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 24,4 MB
Release : 2015-04-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0472119516

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An important contribution to the growing interdisciplinary field of monster studies

Author : Karin E. Olsen
Publisher : Peeters Publishers
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 40,64 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789042910072

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The essays in this book examine various manifestations of monstrosity in the early literatures of England, Ireland and Scandinavia. The dates of the texts discussed range from the eighth to the thirteenth centuries and were written either in Latin or in one of the vernaculars. The present contributions shed light on the physical, mental and metaphysical qualities that characterize medieval monsters in general. How do such creatures relate to accepted physical norms? How do their behaviours deviate from established cultural practices? How can their presence in both fictional and non-fictional texts be explained either in terms of a textual tradition or as a response to actual events? Such issues are examined from literary, philological, theological, and historical points of view in order to provide a thorough, multifaceted depiction of the sub- and supernatural monsters of medieval Northwest Europe.

Author : Joseph P. Laycock
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 16,77 MB
Release : 2021-02-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1793640254

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Religion, Culture, and the Monstrous: Of Gods and Monsters explores the intersection of the emerging field of “monster theory” within religious studies. With case studies from ancient Mesopotamia to contemporary valleys of the Himalayas to ghost tours in Savannah, Georgia, the volume examines the variegated nature of the monstrous as well as the cultural functions of monsters in shaping how we see the world and ourselves. In this, the authors constructively assess the state of the two fields of monster theory and religious studies, and propose new directions in how these fields can inform each other. The case studies included illuminate the ways in which monsters reinforce the categories through which a given culture sees the world. At the same time, the volume points to how monsters appear to question, disrupt, or challenge those categories, creating an ‘unsettling’ or surplus of meaning.

Author : Libby Hamilton
Publisher :
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 25,90 MB
Release : 2020-10
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 9781787416895

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The ultimate guide to spotting and avoiding monsters with artwork from Jonny Duddle.

Author : Patrick McDonnell
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 46,50 MB
Release : 2012-09-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 031623074X

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Once upon a time, there were three little rascals who thought they were the BIGGEST, BADDEST monsters around. Then along came an even BIGGER monster who changed their minds. And all it took was two little words. In this playful tale from bestselling picture book author Patrick McDonnell, a very BIG monster shows three very BAD little monsters the power of boundless gratitude.

Author : Asa Simon Mittman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 19,32 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Abnormalities, Human
ISBN : 9781472418012

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The field of monster studies has grown significantly over the past few years and this companion provides a comprehensive guide to the study of monsters and the monstrous from historical, regional and thematic perspectives. The collection reflects the truly multi-disciplinary nature of monster studies, bringing in scholars from literature, art history, religious studies, history, classics, and cultural and media studies. The companion will offer scholars and graduate students the first comprehensive and authoritative review of this emergent field.