The monster in theatre history : this thing of darkness / Michael Chemers.
| Author/creator | Chemers, Michael M. author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018. |
| Copyright Date | ©2018 |
| Description | 1 online resource (xvii, 185 pages) : illustrations |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Machine generated contents note: Why study monsters? -- act of fear -- monster as surrogate -- 1. Caliban's legacy -- How to hunt monsters: the seven theses for the stage -- 2. Prometheus the thief -- Monstrous transgressions -- Regarding parenting -- modern Prometheus -- 3. Presumption -- "__________" -- prerogative of God -- 4. vampire trap -- Back from the dead -- rise of Ruthven -- Angels of Hell -- Wicked souls, wise purposes -- love that is death -- haemosexual agenda -- 5. Toys are us -- uncanny -- Jew's monster -- Golem on the pulpit -- angel come too late -- techno-legacy of the Golem -- 6. Boo -- Phantom history -- Who's there? -- spectre of war -- Aristotle, revenant -- Romantic geist -- 7. Hairey Betwixt -- werewolf problem -- Horrifying transformations -- Lupus est homo -- Conclusion -- Defense against the dark art. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-180) and index. |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Chemers, Michael M. Monster in theatre history. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018 9781138210899 1138210897 |
| ISBN | 9781138210899 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 1138210897 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781138210905 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 1138210900 |
| ISBN | 9781315454092 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 1315454092 |
| ISBN | 9781315454085 (MyiLibrary) |
| ISBN | 1315454084 |
| Standard identifier# | 40027569858 |
| Stock number | 1023971 MIL |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |