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100			_aCarroll, Noel
245			_aThe Philosophy of Horror : Or, Paradoxes of the Heart.
260			_bRoutledge, _c1990 _aLondon :
300			_axi, 256 p. ; _c23 cm.
365			_b46.99 _c₤ _d118.80
504			_aIncludes Index.
520			_aNoel Carroll, film scholar and philosopher, offers the first serious look at the aesthetics of horror. In this book he discusses the nature and narrative structures of the genre, dealing with horror as a "transmedia" phenomenon. A fan and serious student of the horror genre, Carroll brings to bear his comprehensive knowledge of obscure and forgotten works, as well as of the horror masterpieces. Working from a philosophical perspective, he tries to account for how people can find pleasure in having their wits scared out of them. What, after all, are those "paradoxes of the heart" that make us want to be horrified?
650			_aHorror Films: History and Criticism
650			_aHorror in Literature
650			_aHorror Films
650			_aLiterature Studies and Criticism
650			_aPhilosophy
650			_aFiction and Literature
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