TY - BOOK ID - 10666070 TI - Monsters and the monstrous PY - 2007 VL - 38 SN - 9042022531 9789042022539 1282265520 9786612265525 9401204810 1435612051 9781435612051 9789401204811 9781282265523 6612265523 PB - Amsterdam New York, NY Rodopi DB - UniCat KW - Animals, Mythical. KW - Monsters in art. KW - Monsters in literature. KW - Monsters in mass media. KW - Monsters in motion pictures. KW - Monsters. KW - Anthropology KW - Social Sciences KW - Folklore KW - Art. KW - Literature. KW - Mass media. KW - Motion pictures. KW - Ungeheuer. KW - Motion pictures KW - Mass media KW - Creatures, Fabled KW - Fabled creatures KW - Fabulous animals KW - Fabulous creatures KW - Fantastic animals KW - Fictitious animals KW - Imaginary animals KW - Legendary animals KW - Mythical animals KW - Zoological mythology KW - Animals KW - Dragons KW - Mythology KW - Monsters as literary characters KW - Freaks KW - Monsters, Double KW - Monstrosities KW - Curiosities and wonders KW - Abnormalities UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:10666070 AB - 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. ER -