Misfit sisters: screen horror as female rites of passage
Auteur :
Short, S.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781349279524
Date de publication :
31 oct. 2006
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This timely study breaks new ground in exploring how recent film and television horror texts articulate a female rite of passage, updating the cautionary concerns found in fairy tales of the past, particularly in warning against predatory men, treacherous females and unhappy family situations.