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020 $a078642348X (softcover : alk. paper)
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050 00 $aPN1995.9.V5$bD47 2006
082 00 $a791.43/6552$222
100 1 $aDesilet, Gregory E.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002109025
245 10 $aOur faith in evil :$bmelodrama and the effects of entertainment violence /$cGregory Desilet.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland,$c[2006], ©2006.
300 $ax, 346 pages :$billustrations ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 329-337) and index.
505 00 $tIntroduction : ultraviolence and beyond -- $g1.$tFictional horror -- $g2.$tThe troubling, doubling self -- $g3.$tInside the doppelganger -- $g4.$tThe origin of evil -- $g5.$tThe nature of evil -- $g6.$tTragic myth and the origin of evil -- $g7.$tAlternative applications of Greek mythic tradition -- $g8.$tMetaphysical horror -- $g9.$tViolence and melodrama -- $g10.$tCatharsis and melodrama -- $g11.$tCatharsis reconsidered -- $g12.$tMelodrama and fairy tales -- $g13.$tComic books and video games -- $g14.$tReal horror -- $g15.$tThe melodramatization of American culture -- $g16.$tWhence and whither : conclusions and recommendations -- $g17.$tThe western as the American myth -- $g18.$tMulti-melodrama : The silence of the lambs -- $g19.$tThe slasher horror genre since Psycho -- $g20.$tPsycho(melo)drama : Raging bull and Taxi driver -- $g21.$tEpic/serial melodrama : Star wars, Harry Potter, and Lord of the rings -- $g22.$tApocalyptic melodrama : The terminator and The matrix -- $g23.$tModern "noir" melodrama : Bonnie and Clyde -- $g24.$tPostmodern "noir" melodrama : Pulp fiction -- $g25.$tThe creature feature : Jaws versus Moby Dick -- $g26.$tReligious melodrama : The passion of the Christ -- $gApp. 1.$tEffects of tragic drama : Plato versus Aristotle.
520 1 $a"Do fictional portrayals of violence have social or psychological consequences? Is America a culture of violence? Why do violence, horror and melodrama appeal to people? This book explores these issues with a primary focus on entertainment, especially film, through the lenses of the media, the consumer, and culture."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aViolence in motion pictures.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85143526
650 0 $aMelodrama in motion pictures.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88003010
852 00 $bglx$hPN1995.9.V5$iD47 2006