{"product_id":"the-living-and-the-undead-9780252077722","title":"The Living and the Undead","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA cunning investigation of the monstrous in classic and modern horror\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fascinating studies of nineteenth- and especially twentieth-century horror narratives. . . . A book which frequently displays great subtlety and insight.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Highly recommended as a source book for those interested in the horror genre. In addition, Waller's book provides a critical abundance of empirical data for any scholar concerned with genre studies, history, adaptation, narrativity, and intertextuality.\"--\u003ci\u003eWide Angle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A fascinating account of the changing trends in vampire fiction. . . . People truly interested in horror literature and films will find Waller's book invaluable.\"--\u003ci\u003eWest Coast Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a book for those who want a fruitful method to approach the analysis of monster narratives.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of the Fantastic in the Arts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePREFACE   vi\u003cbr\u003e ACKNOWLEDGMENTS   xiii\u003cbr\u003e INTRODUCTION  1. Stories of the Living and the Undead   3  PART ONE: The Moral Community and the King-Vampire  2. Into the Twentieth Century   29  PART TWO: \u003ci\u003eDracula \u003c\/i\u003eRetold  3. \u003ci\u003eDracula: The Vampire Play \u003c\/i\u003e(1927), \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e (1931), and \u003ci\u003eDracula \u003c\/i\u003e(1979)   77\u003cbr\u003e 4. \u003ci\u003eHorror of Dracula, \u003c\/i\u003eHammer's Dracula Films, \u003ci\u003eEl Conde Dracula\u003c\/i\u003e   113\u003cbr\u003e 5. \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e (1973) and \u003ci\u003eCount Dracula\u003c\/i\u003e (1977)   146  PART THREE: The Sacrifice of the Pure-Hearted Seer  6. \u003ci\u003eNosferatu, A symphony of Horror\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNosferatu the Vampyre\u003c\/i\u003e   177  PART FOUR: Legions of the Undead  7. The Invasion of America   233\u003cbr\u003e 8. Land of the Living Dead   272  CONCLUSION  9. Resolution, Violence, Survival   331  APPENDIX: Precis of \u003ci\u003eDracula: The Vampire Play\u003c\/i\u003e   361\u003cbr\u003e INDEX   363","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400489738583,"sku":"9780252077722","price":29.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-living-and-the-undead-9780252077722","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}