218 Pages
by
Routledge
218 Pages
14 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
218 Pages
14 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book visits the 'Thing' in its various manifestations as an unnameable monster in literature and film, reinforcing the idea that the very essence of the monster is its excess and its indeterminacy. Tied primarily to the artistic modes of the gothic, science fiction, and horror, the unnameable monster retains a persistent presence in literary forms as a reminder of the sublime object that... Read more
Introduction 1. Monsters as We Know Them: A History of Named Monsters 2. Articulating the Abstract: Theories of the Unnameable 3. ‘Things’ not to be named nor understood: The Unnameable Monster in Nineteenth Century Literature 4. The 'Thing’ Keeps Coming Back: Modern and Postmodern Nondescripts 5. The Spectacle of the Lack: Real-ising the Monster on Screen Conclusion
Biography
Maria Beville is Lecturer in English at the University of Limerick, Mary Immaculate College, Ireland.
