About this title: Throughout history, human beings have been strangely fascinated by the monstrous and the macabre. In this study of the classic horror story, Dr Schneider explains the enormous attraction of these tales as a result of our thirst for the sacred, and identifies elements of the holy in familiar blood-curdling yarns. Schneider presents an outline and analysis of the underlying themes of "Dracula" ("A Study of Hyperconstriction"), "Frankenstein" ("A Study in Hyperexpansion"), "The Phantom of the Opera", "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Invisible Man", "The Incredible Shrinking Man", "Dr ...
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Description: Very Good. Signed by Author/Illustrator. Trade Paperback. Very good condition; edges, corners, and covers of book show minor wear and discoloration. No underlining; no highlighting; no internal markings except for previous owner's embossed name stamping on front cover and/or on title page. Author has incribed to "Daniel", signed and dated 1995, in blue ink on half-title page. No spine creasing; no remainder mark. 1993. Signed by Author/Illustrator. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Open Court Publishing Company
ISBN-13:9780812692259ISBN:081269225X
Description: Very good. Appearance of only slight previous use. Cover and binding show a little wear. All pages are undamaged with potentially only a few, small markings. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Green Earth Books. Read. Recycle and Reuse! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Open Court
Date Published: 1999-12-06
ISBN-13:9780812692242ISBN:0812692241
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