Screening the Marquis de Sade [electronic resource] : pleasure, pain and the transgressive body in film / Lindsay Anne Hallam.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Inc., 2012.Description: vii, 211 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.43/6164 23
LOC classification:
  • PN1995.9.H6 H342 2012eb
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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.
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes filmography.

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.

"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.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2012. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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