The transnational fantasies of Guillermo del Toro / Edited by Ann Davies, Deborah Shaw, and Dolores Tierney.
| Other author | Davies, Ann, 1961- |
| Other author | Shaw, Deborah. |
| Other author | Tierney, Dolores. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. |
| Description | xi, 210 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- del Toro's principles and practices. "There is no such thing": del Toro's metafictional monster rally / Glenn Ward -- Guillermo del Toro's monsters: matter out of place / Ann Davies -- Myth and monstrosity: the dark realms of H.P. Lovecraft and Guillermo del Toro / Rebecca Janicker -- del Toro's English-language works. "This is something new" or "something very, very old": The strain trilogy in context / Simon Bacon -- Adapt or die: mimicry and evolution in Guillermo del Toro's English language films / Peter Hutchings -- Of monstrous masses and hybrid heroes: del Toro's English-language films / Laura Podalsky -- Pacific Rim: reception, readings and authority / Niamh Thornton -- del Toro's Spanish-language works. Reflected horrors: violence, war and the image in Guillermo del Toro's El espinazo del diablo / The devil's backbone / Miriam Haddu -- Transnational political horror in Cronos (1993), El espinazo del diablo (2001) and El laberinto del fauno / Dolores Tierney -- Between fantasy and reality: the child's vision and fairy tales in Guillermo del Toro's hispanic trilogy / Juan Carlos Vargas. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2014015560 |
| ISBN | 9781137407832 (hadback : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |