Dissecting Hannibal Lecter

Essays on the Novels of Thomas Harris

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

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Beskrivning

This comprehensive study of author Thomas Harris' popular works focuses particularly on Harris's internationally known antihero Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter in the classic novels Red Dragon, Silence of the Lambs, and Hannibal. In 12 scholarly essays, the work examines several themes within Harris' trilogy, including the author's artistic exploration of repressed desires, his refinement of neo-noir themes and the serial killer motif, and his developing perceptions of feminine gender roles. Several essays also focus on Harris' works before and after the popular trilogy, examining themes such as gothic romance in Harris's first novel Black Sunday and the making of a monster in the trilogy's 2006 prequel Hannibal Rising.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-01-22
Mått:152 x 229 x 12 mm
Vikt:322 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:239
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
Medarbetare:Daniel O'Brien
ISBN:9780786432752

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Mer om författaren

Benjamin Szumskyj, a private high school teacher and qualified library technician, has edited anthologies and essay collections on such authors as Robert E. Howard, Fritz Leiber, Thomas Harris and William Peter Blatty. He is also the editor of Studies in Fantasy Literature and Studies in Australian Weird Fiction. He lives in Melville, Western Australia.

Recensioner i media

“a fine job”—Dead Reckonings; “a welcome and insightful examination of an important cultural icon”—Journal of American Studies; “an erudite collection of scholarly essays...offers many insights into the literary journey undertaken by Thomas Harris...the book is successful in encouraging the Harris fan to delve deeper into the psyche of the novelist and his creations”—HorrorScope.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Foreword by Daniel O’Brien Preface Introduction 1. American Gothic: Liminality and the Gothic in Thomas Harris’s Hannibal Lecter NovelsPETER MESSENT 2. Hannibal at the Lectern: A Textual Analysis of Dr. Hannibal Lecter’s Character and Motivations in Thomas Harris’s Red Dragon and The Silence of the LambsJOHN GOODRICH 3. Gothic Romance and Killer Couples in Black Sunday and HannibalPHILIP L. SIMPSON 4. The Butterfly and the Beast: The Imprisoned Soul in Thomas Harris’s Lecter TrilogyROBERT H. WAUGH 5. This Is the Blind Leading the Blind: Noir, Horror and Reality in Thomas Harris’s Red DragonDAVIDE MANA 6. From Red Dragon to ManhunterTONY WILLIAMS 7. Suspense vs. Horror: The Case of Thomas HarrisS.T. JOSHI 8. Transmogrified Gothic: The Novels of Thomas HarrisTONY MAGISTRALE 9. Hannibal Rising: Look Back in AngerALI S. KARIM 10. Before Her Lambs Were Silent: Reading Gender and the Feminine in Red DragonPHILLIP A. ELLIS 11. Black Sunday, Black September: Thomas Harris’s Thriller, from Novel to Film, and the Terror of RealitySCOTT D. BRIGGS 12. Morbidity of the Soul: An Appreciation of HannibalBENJAMIN SZUMSKYJ Afterword: MythmakerCHARLES GRAMLICH About the Contributors Index