The Philosophy of Horror: Or, Paradoxes of the Heart
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| Management number | 232035736 | Release Date | 2026/06/18 | List Price | $16.51 | Model Number | 232035736 | ||
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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? Read more
| ASIN | B0C5S844XY |
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| XRay | Not Enabled |
| ISBN13 | 978-1135965037 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Language | English |
| File size | 688 KB |
| Page Flip | Enabled |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Print length | 268 pages |
| Accessibility | Learn more |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Publication date | September 2, 2003 |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
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