Film, Folklore, and Urban Legends

Film, Folklore, and Urban Legends
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Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Total Pages : 220
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ISBN-10 : 0810860252
ISBN-13 : 9780810860254
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Book Synopsis Film, Folklore, and Urban Legends by : Mikel J. Koven

Download or read book Film, Folklore, and Urban Legends written by Mikel J. Koven and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Alien to When a Stranger Calls, many films are based on folklore or employ an urban legend element to propel the narrative. Films, Folklore and Urban Legends explores the convergence of folklore with popular cinema studies and focuses on the study of urban legends and how these narratives are used as inspiration for a number of films. Beginning with a general survey of the existing literature on folklore/film, this book addresses discourses of belief, how urban legends provide the organizing principle of some films, and how certain films "act out" or perform a legend.


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