Horror Film and Psychoanalysis: Freud's Worst Nightmare

by Steven Jay Schneider

Book Overview

Psychoanalytic theory has been the subject of attacks from philosophers, cultural critics and scientists who have questioned the cogency of its reasoning as well as the soundness of its premises. Nevertheless, when used to shed light on horror cinema, psychoanalysis in its various forms has proven to be a fruitful and provocative interpretative tool. This volume seeks to find the proper place of psychoanalytic thought in critical discussion of cinema...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521107857
• ISBN13: 9780521107853
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"