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The Undergrounds of the Phantom of the Opera. Sublimation and the Gothic in Leroux's Novel and its Progeny.
Jerrold E. Hogle
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Description for The Undergrounds of the Phantom of the Opera. Sublimation and the Gothic in Leroux's Novel and its Progeny.
Paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DS; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 433.
This is the most comprehensive analytical study ever done of The Phantom of the Opera in its many different versions from the original Gaston Leroux novel to the present day. It proposes answers to the question, 'why do we keep needing this story told and retold in the Western world?' by revealing the history of deep cultural tensions that underlie the novel and each major adaptation. Using extensive historical and textual evidence and drawing on perspectives from several theories of cultural study, this book argues that we need this tale told and reconfigured because it provides us ways to both ... Read more
This is the most comprehensive analytical study ever done of The Phantom of the Opera in its many different versions from the original Gaston Leroux novel to the present day. It proposes answers to the question, 'why do we keep needing this story told and retold in the Western world?' by revealing the history of deep cultural tensions that underlie the novel and each major adaptation. Using extensive historical and textual evidence and drawing on perspectives from several theories of cultural study, this book argues that we need this tale told and reconfigured because it provides us ways to both ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
Number of Pages
262
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349634101
SKU
V9781349634101
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About Jerrold E. Hogle
JERROLD E. HOGLE is University Distinguished Professor in the Department of English and the Program in Comparative Cultural and Literary Studies at the University of Arizona. A Guggenheim, Mellon, and Lily Endowment Fellow, he has published widely on Romantic literature, literary and cultural theory, and Gothic fictions of many kinds. His best-known previous book is Shelley's Process from Oxford University ... Read more
Reviews for The Undergrounds of the Phantom of the Opera. Sublimation and the Gothic in Leroux's Novel and its Progeny.
'The book offers quite a remarkable account of Leroux's Phantom and its various adaptations, an account notable for the skilful combination of textual scholarship, cultural-historical research, subtle critical interpretation and innovative theoretical approach.' - Fred Botting, Keele University 'This book is a well-written, thorough, and engaging assessment that I would recommend as one of particular use to ... Read more