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The Uses of Phobia: Essays on Literature and Film
David Trotter
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Description for The Uses of Phobia: Essays on Literature and Film
Paperback. The essays brought together in this book understand phobia not as a pathology, but as a versatile moral, political, and aesthetic resource and one with a history. Series: Critical Quarterly Book Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFN; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 244.
The essays brought together in this book understand phobia not as apathology, but as a versatile moral, political, and aestheticresource and one with a history. They demonstrate thatenquiry into strong feelings of aversion has enabled writers andfilm-makers to say and show things they could not otherwise havesaid or shown; and in this way to get profoundly and provocativelyto grips with the modern condition. * Makes extensive reference to original readings of a wide rangeof literary texts and films, from the 1850s to the present * Places a strong emphasis on the value phobia has held, inparticular, for women activists, writers, ... Read more
The essays brought together in this book understand phobia not as apathology, but as a versatile moral, political, and aestheticresource and one with a history. They demonstrate thatenquiry into strong feelings of aversion has enabled writers andfilm-makers to say and show things they could not otherwise havesaid or shown; and in this way to get profoundly and provocativelyto grips with the modern condition. * Makes extensive reference to original readings of a wide rangeof literary texts and films, from the 1850s to the present * Places a strong emphasis on the value phobia has held, inparticular, for women activists, writers, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Critical Quarterly Book Series
Condition
New
Weight
244g
Number of Pages
180
Place of Publication
Chicester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444333848
SKU
V9781444333848
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About David Trotter
David Trotter is King Edward VII Professor of English Literature at the University of Cambridge. He was co-founder of the Cambridge Screen Media Group, and has published extensively on nineteenth- and twentieth-century British and American literature.
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