Monster Theory
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Monster theory [electronic resource]
Author | : Jeffrey Jerome Cohen |
Publisher | : U of Minnesota Press |
Total Pages | : 331 |
Release | : 1996-11-15 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1452900558 |
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The contributors to Monster Theory consider beasts, demons, freaks and fiends as symbolic expressions of cultural unease that pervade a society and shape its collective behavior. Through a historical sampling of monsters, these essays argue that our fascination for the monstrous testifies to our continued desire to explore difference and prohibition.
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