The Philosophy of Horror: Or, Paradoxes of the Heart

The Philosophy of Horror: Or, Paradoxes of the Heart

by Noel Carroll
The Philosophy of Horror: Or, Paradoxes of the Heart

The Philosophy of Horror: Or, Paradoxes of the Heart

by Noel Carroll

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Overview

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?

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781135965037
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 09/02/2003
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 272
File size: 428 KB

About the Author

Noel Carroll (University of Wisconsin)

Table of Contents

Introduction, 1 The Nature of Horror, The Definition of Horror, Fantastic Biologies and the Structures of Horrific Imagery, Summary and Conclusion, 2 Metaphysics and Horror, or Relating to Fictions, Fearing Fictions, Character-Identification? 3 Plotting Horror, Some Characteristic Horror Plots, Horror and Suspense, The Fantastic 4 Why Horror? The Paradox of Horror, Horror and Ideology, Horror Today

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