A place of darkness the rhetoric of horror in early American cinema / Kendall R. Phillips.
| Author/creator | Phillips, Kendall R. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Austin : University of Texas Press, 2018. |
| Description | xiii, 235 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Rhetoric of horror in early American cinema |
| Contents | Introduction : cinema, genre, nation -- Superstition and the shock of attraction : horrific elements in early cinema -- Weird and gloomy tales : uncanny narratives and foreign others -- Superstitious Joe and the rise of the American uncanny -- Literary monsters and uplifting horrors -- Mysteries in old dark houses -- Conclusion. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-218) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017036484 |
| ISBN | 9781477315507 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781477315514 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |