The Monstrous-Feminine

Download or Read eBook The Monstrous-Feminine PDF written by Barbara Creed and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-09-04 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Monstrous-Feminine
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 218
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ISBN-10 : 9781136750755
ISBN-13 : 1136750754
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Book Synopsis The Monstrous-Feminine by : Barbara Creed

Book excerpt: In almost all critical writings on the horror film, woman is conceptualised only as victim. In The Monstrous-Feminine Barbara Creed challenges this patriarchal view by arguing that the prototype of all definitions of the monstrous is the female reproductive body.With close reference to a number of classic horror films including the Alien trilogy, T


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