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Screening the Marquis de Sade : pleasure, pain and the transgressive body in film

Title
Screening the Marquis de Sade : pleasure, pain and the transgressive body in film / Lindsay Anne Hallam.
Author
Hallam, Lindsay Anne, 1979-
Publication
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2012.

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Description
vii, 211 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Summary
"Since its publication, the works of the Marquis de Sade have challenged the reading public with a philosophy of relentless physical transgression. This is the first book-length academic study by a single author that applies the philosophy of the Marquis de Sade to the analysis of a wide array of film texts"--Provided by publisher.
Subject
  • Sade, marquis de, 1740-1814 > Influence
  • Horror films > History and criticism
  • Thrillers (Motion pictures) > History and criticism
  • Monsters in motion pictures
  • Sadism in motion pictures
  • Suffering in motion pictures
  • Sade, marquis de, 1740-1814 > Criticism and interpretation
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
Contents
Introduction: the philosophy of the Marquis de Sade -- The monster in horror. Vampires -- Zombies -- Werewolves -- Monstrous humans. Serial killers -- Cannibals -- The transhuman -- Victims. Women -- Adolescents -- Sexual transgressors. Sadists -- Masochists -- Conclusion.
Call Number
MFL 12-3386
ISBN
  • 9780786462964 (softcover : alk. paper)
  • 0786462965 (softcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
2011046296
OCLC
YBP 2011046296
Author
Hallam, Lindsay Anne, 1979-
Title
Screening the Marquis de Sade : pleasure, pain and the transgressive body in film / Lindsay Anne Hallam.
Imprint
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2012.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
Research Call Number
MFL 12-3386
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