Body Gothic - Corporeal Transgression in Contemporary Literature and Horror Film

Body Gothic assesses the role and relevance of corporeal transgression in literature and film of the last three decades, from splatterpunk and body horror to torture porn and surgical horror.

List of contents

Introduction: From Gothic Bodies to Body Gothic Chapter 1 - Splatterpunk Chapter 2 - Body Horror Chapter 3 - The New Avant-Pulp Chapter 4 - The Slaughterhouse Novel Chapter 5 - Torture Porn Chapter 6 - Surgical Horror Conclusion: The Gothic and the Body Notes Works Cited Filmography

About the author

Dr Xavier Aldana Reyes is Research Fellow in English (Gothic Studies) at Manchester Metropolitan University. His work has appeared in international peer-reviewed journals such as Gothic Studies, Horror Studies and The Bulletin of Hispanic Studies.

Summary

Body Gothic assesses the role and relevance of corporeal transgression in literature and film of the last three decades, from splatterpunk and body horror to torture porn and surgical horror.

Product details

• Authors: Xavier Aldana Reyes, Xavier Aldana-Reyes, Xavier Aldana Reyes
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.10.2014
• EAN: 9781783160921
• ISBN: 978-1-78316-092-1
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: University of Wales Press - Go; Gothic Literary Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Film, Horror, Literature, Body, Gothic, Contemporary, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Films, cinema, Transgression, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Film: styles & genres, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General, Literature: history and criticism, Corporeal