The philosophy of horror, or, Paradoxes of the heart
Noël Carroll
256 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 0415901456
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Language: English
Publish: 631180800000
AcademicArtCriticismFilmHorrorLiterary CriticismNonfictionPhilosophyPsychologyTheory
How can we be genuinely frightened of vampires, even though we know they don’t exist? How can people find pleasure in having the very wits scared out of them? Carroll presents the first philosophical and aesthetic analysis of horror.