Screening the Marquis de Sade : pleasure, pain and the transgressive body in film
- Title
- Screening the Marquis de Sade : pleasure, pain and the transgressive body in film / Lindsay Anne Hallam.
- Published by
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2012.
- Author
Items in the library and off-site
Displaying 1 item
| Status | Format | Access | Call number | Item location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | FormatText | AccessUse in library | Call numberMFL 12-3386 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Details
- Description
- vii, 211 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "Since its publication, the works of the Marquis de Sade have challenged the reading public with a philosophy of relentless physical transgression. This is the first book-length academic study by a single author that applies the philosophy of the Marquis de Sade to the analysis of a wide array of film texts"--Provided by publisher.
- Subject
- Contents
- Introduction: the philosophy of the Marquis de Sade -- The monster in horror. Vampires -- Zombies -- Werewolves -- Monstrous humans. Serial killers -- Cannibals -- The transhuman -- Victims. Women -- Adolescents -- Sexual transgressors. Sadists -- Masochists -- Conclusion.
- Call number
- MFL 12-3386
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
- Author
- Hallam, Lindsay Anne, 1979-
- Title
- Screening the Marquis de Sade : pleasure, pain and the transgressive body in film / Lindsay Anne Hallam.
- Imprint
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2012.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
- LCCN
- 2011046296
- ISBN
- 9780786462964 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 0786462965 (softcover : alk. paper)
- Research call number
- MFL 12-3386