Our faith in evil: melodrama and the effects of entertainment violence
"The text examines violence in film, analyzing psychological and social effects, the dramatic structure of melodrama and its context in reality"--Provided by publisher.
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Jefferson, N.C.
McFarland
2006
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| Zusammenfassung: | "The text examines violence in film, analyzing psychological and social effects, the dramatic structure of melodrama and its context in reality"--Provided by publisher. |
| Beschreibung: | "The text examines violence in film, analyzing psychological and social effects, the dramatic structure of melodrama and its context in reality"--Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-337) and index |
| Beschreibung: | x, 346 p. zahlr. Ill. 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 078642348X |
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| adam_text | Contents
ä i i i vii
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: Ultraviolence and Beyond
Part I: Arguing the Case
33
1. Fictional Horror
2. The Troublmg, Doubling Seif
3. Inside the Doppelgänger
4. The Origin of Evil
5. The Natureof Evil
6. Tragic Myth and the Origin of Evil
7. Alternative Applications of Greek Mythic Tradiüon 89
8. Metaphysical Horror
9. Violence and Melodrama
10. Catharsis and Melodrama
11. Catharsis Reconsidered
12. Melodrama and Fairy Tales
13. Comic Books and Video Games ^
14. Real Horror
15 The Melodramatization of American Culture
16. Whence and Whither: Conclusions and Recommendations 200
ix
x Contents
Part II: Illustrating the Case
17. The Western as the American Myth 213
18. Multi-Melodrama: The Silence of the Lambs 234
19. The Slasher Horror Genre Since Psycho 240
20. Psycho(melo)drama: Raging Bull and Taxi Driver 256
21. Epic/Serial Melodrama: Star Wars, Harry Potter, and
Lord of the Rings 265
22. Apocalyptic Melodrama: The Terminator and The Matrix 276
23. Modern Noir Melodrama: Bonnie and Clyde 288
24. Postmodern Noir Melodrama: Pulp Fiction 299
25. The Creature Feature: Jaws versus Moby Dick 306
26. Religious Melodrama: The Passion of the Christ 310
Appendix 1: Effects ofTragic Drama: Plato versus Aristotle 317
Appendix 2: Methodology 324
Bibliography 329
Index 339
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Contents
ä i i i vii
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: Ultraviolence and Beyond
Part I: Arguing the Case
33
1. Fictional Horror
2. The Troublmg, Doubling Seif
3. Inside the Doppelgänger
4. The Origin of Evil
5. The Natureof Evil
6. Tragic Myth and the Origin of Evil
7. Alternative Applications of Greek Mythic Tradiüon 89
8. Metaphysical Horror
9. Violence and Melodrama
10. Catharsis and Melodrama
11. Catharsis Reconsidered
12. Melodrama and Fairy Tales
13. Comic Books and Video Games ^
14. Real Horror
15 The Melodramatization of American Culture
16. Whence and Whither: Conclusions and Recommendations 200
ix
x Contents
Part II: Illustrating the Case
17. The Western as the American Myth 213
18. Multi-Melodrama: The Silence of the Lambs 234
19. The Slasher Horror Genre Since Psycho 240
20. Psycho(melo)drama: Raging Bull and Taxi Driver 256
21. Epic/Serial Melodrama: Star Wars, Harry Potter, and
Lord of the Rings 265
22. Apocalyptic Melodrama: The Terminator and The Matrix 276
23. Modern "Noir" Melodrama: Bonnie and Clyde 288
24. Postmodern "Noir" Melodrama: Pulp Fiction 299
25. The Creature Feature: Jaws versus Moby Dick 306
26. Religious Melodrama: The Passion of the Christ 310
Appendix 1: Effects ofTragic Drama: Plato versus Aristotle 317
Appendix 2: Methodology 324
Bibliography 329
Index 339 |
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