1990, ISBN: 0393029042

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[EAN: 9780393029048], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: W. W. Norton & Company, New York], Jacket, First Edition. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by David J. Skal to previous owner and dated… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780393029048], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: W. W. Norton & Company, New York], Jacket, First Edition. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by David J. Skal to previous owner and dated 1994 to title page. 10 1/4" X 81/2". 242pp. Stated first edition, with full number line indicating first printing. Mild edgewear to pictorial dust jacket, with bumping to extremities. Black cloth over boards, with spine lettered in silver. Mild edgewear to binding, with some bumping to head and tail of spine, scuffing to boards, and slight lean to spine. Binding is sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A presentable first printing of this authoritative guide to all of Dracula's incarnations by David J. Skal, signed by the author himself. ABOUT HOLLYWOOD GOTHIC: Dracula lives! And in this cobwebby excursion through the life of a cultural icon, we follow the archetypal vampire's relentless trajectory from literary oddity to a master media myth of the twentieth century. Here is an irreverently entertaining, authoritative guide to all of Dracula's incarnations, from Victorian sex nightmare and 1920s stage villain to Hollywood movie legend and modern-day cuddle toy. We learn how the poet Lord Byron helped create the nineteenth century's fascination with vampires, and how he himself served as the thinly-disguised original for the romantic antihero of a best-selling thriller. We see how writer Bram Stoker became enmeshed, half-comprehendingly, in the thickening cultural metaphors of vampirism in fin-de-siecle London, perhaps drawing some inspiration from his domineering employer, the charismatic actor-manager Sir Henry Irving. Here too is the story of Florence Stoker, Bram's widow (a legendary beauty to whom the young Oscar Wilde proposed marriage) as she seeks to destroy every print of F.W. Murnau's now-classic film Nosferatu because it violates the Draculacopyright. Florence Stoker leads us, through a labyrinth of embattled, often absurd negotiations for the stage and screen rights with such figures as the flamboyant publisher-producer-libertine Horace Liveright, to Dracula's first Hollywood appearance in the 1931 film that made Bela Lugosi world-famous while typecasting him in poorly-paid horror-movie roles. We see the making of that unforgettable film by the troubled, alcoholic director Tod Browning and we discover an unexpected treasure, a Spanish-language version of the movie--not only more erotic but more faithful to the spirit of the novel--that was shot on the same sets at night by and entirely different cast and crew. And much more. Illustrated with rare photos,Hollywood Gothic is a full-blooded midnight snack for every connoisseur of the cultural history of the macabre. (publisher)., Books<

1990, ISBN: 0393029042

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[EAN: 9780393029048], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: W.W. Norton & Company Inc, New York], FILM, RADIO & TELEVISION BZDB137 STOKER, BRAM, 1847-1912. DRACULA, 1847-1912--ADAPTATIONS, 1847-… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780393029048], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: W.W. Norton & Company Inc, New York], FILM, RADIO & TELEVISION BZDB137 STOKER, BRAM, 1847-1912. DRACULA, 1847-1912--ADAPTATIONS, 1847-1912--FILM AND VIDEO ADAPTATIONS, HORROR TALES, ENGLISH--HISTORY CRITICISM, VAMPIRE FILMS--HISTORY COUNT (FICTITIOUS CHARACTER), MOVIES, TELEVISION; HORROR. ISBN: 0393029042 EAN: 9780393029048 SKAL, DAVID J HOLLYWOOD GOTHIC: THE TANGLED WEB OF DRACULA FROM NOVEL TO STAGE SCREEN, Jacket, First impression. Size: Quarto 4to. 243 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. The dust wrapper is not price clipped and shows only minor shelf-wear. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This BOOK IS IN STOCK and READY TO MAIL NOW. Your book when ordered will be securely packed and promptly dispatched by Great Southern Books. The primal image of the black-caped vampire Dracula has become an indelible fixture of the modern imagination. It's recognition factor rivals, in its own perverse way, the familiarity of Santa Claus. Most of us can recite without prompting the salient characteristics of the vampire: sleeping by day in its coffin, rising at dusk to feed on the blood of the living; the ability to shapeshift into a bat, wolf, or mist; a mortal vulnerability to a wooden stake through the heart or a shaft of sunlight. In this critically acclaimed excursion through the life of a cultural icon, David Skal maps out the archetypal vampire's relentless trajectory from Victorian literary oddity to movie idol to cultural commidity, digging through the populist veneer to reveal what the prince of darkness says about us all. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Film, Radio & Television; Horror. ISBN: 0393029042. ISBN/EAN: 9780393029048. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4308. This book weighs over one kilogram, and may involve extra shipping charges if posted to some countries., Books<

1990, ISBN: 9780393029048

W.W. Norton & Company Inc, New York, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. First impression. Size: Quarto 4to. 243 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previou… Mehr…

W.W. Norton & Company Inc, New York, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. First impression. Size: Quarto 4to. 243 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. The dust wrapper is not price clipped and shows only minor shelf-wear.. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This BOOK IS IN STOCK and READY TO MAIL NOW. Your book when ordered will be securely packed and promptly dispatched by Great Southern Books. The primal image of the black-caped vampire Dracula has become an indelible fixture of the modern imagination. It's recognition factor rivals, in its own perverse way, the familiarity of Santa Claus. Most of us can recite without prompting the salient characteristics of the vampire: sleeping by day in its coffin, rising at dusk to feed on the blood of the living; the ability to shapeshift into a bat, wolf, or mist; a mortal vulnerability to a wooden stake through the heart or a shaft of sunlight. In this critically acclaimed excursion through the life of a cultural icon, David Skal maps out the archetypal vampire's relentless trajectory from Victorian literary oddity to movie idol to cultural commidity, digging through the populist veneer to reveal what the prince of darkness says about us all. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Film, Radio & Television; Horror. ISBN: 0393029042. ISBN/EAN: 9780393029048. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4308. . 9780393029048 This book weighs over one kilogram, and may involve extra shipping charges if posted to some countries.., W.W. Norton & Company Inc, 1990, 5<

1990, ISBN: 0393029042

Gebundene Ausgabe

[EAN: 9780393029048], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Norton, New York], HORROR FILM CINEMA MOVIES MOTION PICTURES DRACULA UNIVERSAL, Performing Arts|Film|History & Criticism, Jacket,… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780393029048], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Norton, New York], HORROR FILM CINEMA MOVIES MOTION PICTURES DRACULA UNIVERSAL, Performing Arts|Film|History & Criticism, Jacket, About fine in like dust jacket. No jacket tears or chips, not price-clipped. No remainder marks, prior owner markings or bookplates., Books<

1990, ISBN: 0393029042

Gebundene Ausgabe

[EAN: 9780393029048], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Norton], Jacket, First printing. A fine fresh copy in price clipped else fine dust wrapper, free of remainder or any former owner mark… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780393029048], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Norton], Jacket, First printing. A fine fresh copy in price clipped else fine dust wrapper, free of remainder or any former owner marking., Books<