Monstrous Children and Childish Monsters
| Author | : Markus P.J. Bohlmann |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 287 |
| Release | : 2015-03-25 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780786494798 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0786494794 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (794 Downloads) |
Download or read book Monstrous Children and Childish Monsters written by Markus P.J. Bohlmann and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-03-25 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps because of the wisdom received from our Romantic forbears about the purity of the child, depictions of children as monsters have held a tremendous fascination for film audiences for decades. Numerous social factors have influenced the popularity and longevity of the monster-child trope but its appeal is also rooted in the dual concepts of the child-like (innocent, angelic) and the childish (selfish, mischievous). This collection of fresh essays discusses the representation of monstrous children in popular cinema since the 1950s, with a focus on the relationship between monstrosity and "childness," a term whose implications the contributors explore.
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