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- catalog abstract "For decades, the horror genre has been a major popular entertainment and has dominated the publishing and film industries. Yet there exists no philosophical examination of the genre - the time for its aesthetic analysis is ripe. Noel Carroll, film scholar and philosopher, offers the first serious look at the aesthetics of horror. In this book he discusses the nature and narrative structures of the genre, dealing with horror as a "transmedia" phenomenon. A fan and serious student of the horror genre, Carroll brings to bear his comprehensive knowledge of obscure and forgotten works, as well as of the horror masterpieces. Working from a philosophical perspective, he tries to account for how people can find pleasure in having their wits scared out of them. What, after all, are those "paradoxes of the heart" that make us want to be horrified?".
- catalog contributor b2484344.
- catalog created "1990.".
- catalog date "1990".
- catalog date "1990.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1990.".
- catalog description "For decades, the horror genre has been a major popular entertainment and has dominated the publishing and film industries. Yet there exists no philosophical examination of the genre - the time for its aesthetic analysis is ripe. Noel Carroll, film scholar and philosopher, offers the first serious look at the aesthetics of horror. In this book he discusses the nature and narrative structures of the genre, dealing with horror as a "transmedia" phenomenon. A fan and serious student of the horror genre, Carroll brings to bear his comprehensive knowledge of obscure and forgotten works, as well as of the horror masterpieces. Working from a philosophical perspective, he tries to account for how people can find pleasure in having their wits scared out of them. What, after all, are those "paradoxes of the heart" that make us want to be horrified?".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "The nature of horror. The definition of horror ; Fantastic biologies and the structures of horrific imagery ; Summary and conclusion -- Metaphysics and horror, or Relating to fictions. Fearing fictions ; Character-identification? -- Plotting horror. Some characteristic horror plots ; Horror and suspense ; The fantastic -- Why horror? The paradox of horror ; Horror and ideology ; Horror today".
- catalog extent "xi, 256 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0415901456".
- catalog identifier "0415902169 (pbk.)".
- catalog issued "1990".
- catalog issued "1990.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Routledge,".
- catalog subject "809/.916 20".
- catalog subject "Horror films History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Horror in literature.".
- catalog subject "Horror tales History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "PN56.H6 C37 1990".
- catalog tableOfContents "The nature of horror. The definition of horror ; Fantastic biologies and the structures of horrific imagery ; Summary and conclusion -- Metaphysics and horror, or Relating to fictions. Fearing fictions ; Character-identification? -- Plotting horror. Some characteristic horror plots ; Horror and suspense ; The fantastic -- Why horror? The paradox of horror ; Horror and ideology ; Horror today".
- catalog title "The philosophy of horror, or, Paradoxes of the heart / Noel Carroll.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".