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Literature & Literary StudiesAugust 2018Adapting Frankenstein
The monster's eternal lives in popular culture
by Dennis R. Cutchins, Dennis R. Perry
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is one of the most popular novels in western literature. It has been adapted and re-assembled in countless forms, from Hammer Horror films to young-adult books and bandes dessinées. Beginning with the idea of the 'Frankenstein Complex', this edited collection provides a series of creative readings that explore the elaborate intertextual networks that make up the novel's remarkable afterlife. It broadens the scope of research on Frankenstein while deepening our understanding of a text that, 200 years after its original publication, continues to intrigue and terrify us in new and unexpected ways.
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Literature & Literary StudiesMay 2024A book of monsters
Promethean horror in modern literature and culture
by David Ashford
This books traces the rise to prominence in the twentieth-century of a sub-genre of gothic fiction that is, emphatically, a horror of enlightenment rationality rather than gothic darkness, examining post-modern revisions of Modernist "Promethean" tropes in an eclectic range of gothic, fantasy and SF writing. Whether the subject be terror of London's churches in the psychogeographical fiction of Iain Sinclair and Alan Moore, the Orcs in the linguistic fantasies of J.R.R. Tolkien, King Kong, killer-computers, or demon-children in post-war British science-fiction, A Book of Monsters offers illuminating perspectives on the darker recesses of the post-modern imagination, setting out a compelling, and comprehensive, overview on our contemporary unconscious.
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January 2019Suche und finde! - Tiere
Wimmelbuch ab 2 Jahre
by Illustriert von Frankenstein-Börlin, Tina; Illustriert von Leiber, Lila L.
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Children's & YAThe Little Moody Monster (2). A Four-Legged Visitor
by Julia Boehme/ Franziska Harvey
Hurray! Moritz can look after Grandma’s dog Charly because she’s going on holiday. So at last Moritz has a pet of his own, even if it’s only for a few days. Milo, Moritz’s new friend, is also wild about Charly. There’s only one creature who is not at all pleased, and that’s the Moody Monster. Until Charly suddenly disappears…
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August 2008Frankenstein oder Der moderne Prometheus
by Mary Shelley, Karl Bruno Leder, Gerd Leetz
Der Roman erzählt von einem künstlich geschaffenen, beseeltem Menschenwesen, das ob seiner Häßlichkeit von Liebe und Gemeinschaft ausgeschlossen bleibt. In seiner ursprünglich kindlich-schuldlosen Seele entsteht so das Böse, und haßerfüllt nimmt es Rache an der Menschheit.
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April 2024101 Monster und alles, was du über sie wissen musst!
by Ruby van der Bogen, Alexandra Helm
Achtung, die Monster sind los! Wusstest du, dass Monster eigentlich ganz klein und niedlich sind? Nur wenn sie schlechte Laune haben, wachsen sie. Wenn man ihre Kuschelburgen unterm Bett kaputtmacht, zum Beispiel. Oder ihnen ihr Lieblingsessen wegnimmt: Marmorkuchen mit Milch. Monster essen nämlich am liebsten Dinge, die mit M anfangen. Alles, was du über Monster wissen musst, erfährst du in diesem Buch. Und falls du ein Kind kennst, das Angst vor Monstern hat, erzählst du ihm einfach, was du dann alles weißt. Denn das beste Mittel gegen Angst ist Wissen! Ein Kinderbuch über Monster voller Fantasie und zauberhaften Illustrationen. 101 Monster und alles, was du über sie wissen musst! 101 Monster tummeln sich in diesem magischen Wimmelbuch. Kannst du sie alle entdecken? Was Kinder schon immer über Monster wissen wollten – wunderbar wimmelig und mit viel Humor verpackt. Auf jeder Seite warten kunterbunte, fantasievolle und niedliche Illustrationen voller lustiger Details und „Fakten“ über die fantastische Welt der Monster. Ein tolles Mutmachbuch, um Ängste zu überwinden. Denn vor diesen Monstern braucht sich niemand gruseln! Bezauberndes Bilderbuch ab 4 Jahren zum Vorlesen Die Autorin Ruby van der Bogen ist Fabelwesen-Forscherin. Fantasiewelten sind ihr Zuhause. In ihren Büchern verrät sie die spannendsten und lustigsten Fakten, die sie bei ihrer Recherche ermitteln konnte. „101 Monster“ ist nach „101 Einhörner“ und „101 Meerjungfrauen“ der dritte Band ihrer Erfolgsreihe.
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The ArtsJune 2017Terence Fisher
by Peter Hutchings
Terence Fisher is best known as the director who made most of the classic Hammer horrors - including The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula and The Devil Rides Out. But there is more to Terence Fisher than Hammer horror. In a busy twenty-five-year career, he directed fifty films, not just horrors but also thrillers, comedies, melodramas and science-fiction. This book offers an appreciation of all of Fisher's films and also gives a sense of his place in British film history. Looking at Fisher's career as a whole not only underlines his importance as a film-maker but also casts a new, interesting light on the areas in which he worked - Gainsborough melodrama, the 1950s B film, 1960s science-fiction and, of course, Hammer, one of the most successful independent film companies in the history of British cinema.
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November 2023Envy
The secret feeling
by Bettina Schulte
Envy is a relationship drama. The other is the thorn in the flesh. The first murder in the Bible is when Cain killed Abel: out of envy. And today, influencers dazzle their followers with their enviable lives. Bettina Schulte's essay spans an arc from the gruelling agony of subjective envy to the question of its legitimate social role. And of course, it's also about jealousy as a form of envy ...
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April 2024Monster trinken keine Erdbeermilch
by Vincent Boudgourd, Marie-Hélène Versini, Vincent Boudgourd, Felicia Bomhoff
Monster sind wirklich merkwürdige Wesen. Und sie haben eigenartige Gewohnheiten: Sie gehen nie zum Friseur, tragen keine Schuhe, spielen nicht Klavier. Und auch leckere Erdbeermilch trinken sie nie. Doch warum tun sie all das nicht? Die erstaunliche Antwort darauf gibt dieses Buch – und zeigt dabei auch, warum man sich vor den komischen Monstern gar nicht gruseln muss. Mit knallbunten Bildern und witzigen Texten vertreibt dieses Buch die Angst vor Monstern im Nu – der ideale Begleiter zum Einschlafen. Unterstützt Kinder dabei, spielerisch Ängste zu überwinden Mit Humor Selbstvertrauen von Kindern stärken
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March 2019Monsters of Verity - Unser düsteres Duett
Dark Urban Fantasy
by Schwab, Victoria / Englisch Reiter, Bea
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Literature & Literary StudiesDecember 1999The Devil is an Ass
by Peter Happe
This edition of "The Devil is an Ass" (1616) aims to provide an insight into Jonson's life and work, the theatrical qualities of the play, its political background and its textual history. In his introduction, Peter Happe looks at the special place of the play in Jonson's own life, his interest in London, the theatrical setting of the play and its sources and analogues. There are critical and explanatory commentaries and a glossarial index. The play is seen in its historical and political context, by linking it with late medieval and Elizabethan plays, as well as with the Jacobean stage. The text is meticulously and reliably edited, with modernized spelling for today's reader. A commentary is provided to explain difficult or significant passages. The stage history of the play also includes very recent productions. ;
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March 2019Monsters of Verity 2 - Unser düsteres Duett
Dark Urban Fantasy
by Schwab, Victoria / Übersetzt von Reiter, Bea
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The ArtsJune 2017Popular television drama
Critical perspectives
by Jonathan Bignell, Stephen Lacey
Popular television drama: critical perspectives' is a collection of essays examining landmark programmes of the last forty years, from 'Doctor Who' to 'The Office', and from 'The Demon Headmaster' to 'Queer As Folk'. Contributions from prominent academics focus on the full range of popular genres, from sitcoms to science fiction, gothic horror and children's drama, and challenge received wisdom by reconsidering how British television drama can be analysed. Each section is preceded by an introduction in which the editors discuss how the essays address existing problems in the field and also suggest new directions for study. The book is split into three sections, addressing the enduring appeal of popular genres, the notion of 'quality' in television drama, and analysing a range of programmes past and present. Popular television drama: critical perspectives will be of interest to students and researchers in many academic disciplines that study television drama. Its breadth and focus on popular programmes will also appeal to those interested in the shows themselves.
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September 2018Monsters of Verity - Dieses wilde, wilde Lied
Dark Urban Fantasy
by Schwab, Victoria / Englisch Reiter, Bea
