Richard Matheson's Monsters: Gender in the Stories, Scripts, Novels, and Twiligh

Description: Richard Matheson's Monsters by Anthony J. Fonseca, June M. Pulliam This volume chronicles and examines all aspects of the writing career of Richard Matheson, including thematic concerns, authorial techniques, and genre tropes, as well as the influence on contemporaries and later writers. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Richard Matheson was one of the leading writers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror in the twentieth century. Mathesons most famous early works, the novels I Am Legend (1954) and The Shrinking Man (1956), both depict traditionally masculine figures thrust into extraordinary situations. Other thought-provoking novels, including Hell House (1971), Bid Time Return (1975), and What Dreams May Come (1978)—as well as short stories and screenplays—convey the ambiguous status of masculinity: how men should behave vis-à-vis women and what role they should occupy in the family dynamic and in society at large.In Richard Mathesons Monsters: Gender in the Stories, Scripts, Novels and Twilight Zone Episodes, June M. Pulliam and Anthony J. Fonseca examine how this groundbreaking authors writings shed light on societys ever-shifting attitudes on masculinity and domesticity. In this first full-length critical study of Mathesons entire literary output, the authors discuss how I Am Legend, The Shrinking Man, and other works question traditional male roles. The authors examine how Mathesons scripts for The Twilight Zone represented changing expectations in male behavior with the onset of the sexual and feminist revolutions, industrialization and globalization, and other issues.In a society where gender roles are questioned every day, Mathesons work is more relevant than ever. Richard Mathesons Monsters will be of interest to scholars of literature, film, and television, as well those interested in gender and masculinity studies. Author Biography June Pulliam teaches courses in horror fiction, gender studies, film and media arts, and Young Adult fiction at Louisiana State University. She is the author of Monstrous Bodies: Feminine Power in Young Adult Horror Fiction. Anthony J. Fonseca is the Library Director at Elms College in Massachusetts. He is currently working on encyclopedias of ghosts, musician and band films, and international hip-hop culture. Pulliam and Fonseca have coauthored Hooked on Horror and coedited The Encyclopedia of the Zombie. Long Description Richard Matheson was one of the leading writers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror in the twentieth century. Mathesons most famous early works, the novels I Am Legend (1954) and The Shrinking Man (1956), both depict traditionally masculine figures thrust into extraordinary situations. Other thought-provoking novels, including Hell House (1971), Bid Time Return (1975), and What Dreams May Come (1978)-as well as short stories and screenplays-convey the ambiguous status of masculinity: how men should behave vis-a-vis women and what role they should occupy in the family dynamic and in society at large. In Richard Mathesons Monsters: Gender in the Stories, Scripts, Novels and Twilight Zone Episodes, June M. Pulliam and Anthony J. Fonseca examine how this groundbreaking authors writings shed light on societys ever-shifting attitudes on masculinity and domesticity. In this first full-length critical study of Mathesons entire literary output, the authors discuss how I Am Legend, The Shrinking Man, and other works question traditional male roles. The authors examine how Mathesons scripts for The Twilight Zone represented changing expectations in male behavior with the onset of the sexual and feminist revolutions, industrialization and globalization, and other issues. In a society where gender roles are questioned every day, Mathesons work is more relevant than ever. Richard Mathesons Monsters will be of interest to scholars of literature, film, and television, as well those interested in gender and masculinity studies. Details ISBN144226067X Publisher Rowman & Littlefield Year 2016 ISBN-10 144226067X ISBN-13 9781442260672 Format Hardcover Author June M. Pulliam Short Title RICHARD MATHESONS MONSTERS Language English Media Book Subtitle Gender in the Stories, Scripts, Novels, and Twilight Zone Episodes Place of Publication Lanham, MD Country of Publication United States DEWEY 791.4572 Pages 268 Publication Date 2016-02-02 Imprint Rowman & Littlefield UK Release Date 2016-02-02 NZ Release Date 2016-02-02 US Release Date 2016-02-02 Series Studies in Supernatural Literature Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly AU Release Date 2016-02-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:97673761;

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