The Resource Wasteland : the Great War and the origins of modern horror, W. Scott Poole
Wasteland : the Great War and the origins of modern horror, W. Scott Poole
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- Summary
- "The roots of modern horror are found in the First World War. It was the most devastating event to occur in the early 1900s, with 38 million dead and 17 million wounded in the most grotesque of ways, owing to the new machines brought to war. If Downton Abbey showed the ripple effect of this catastrophe above stairs, Wasteland reveals how it made its way into the darker corners of our psyche on the bloody battlefield, the screaming asylum, and desolated cities and villages. Historian W. Scott Poole chronicles the era's major figures and their influences--Freud, T.S. Eliot, H.P. Lovecraft, Wilfred Owen and Peter Lorre, David Cronenberg and Freddy Krueger--as well as cult favorites and the collective unconscious. Wasteland is a surprising--but wholly convincing--perspective on horror that also speaks to the audience for history, film, and popular culture. November 11th, 2018 is the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that brought the First World War to a close, and a number of smart and well-received recent histories have helped us reevaluate this conflict. Now W. Scott Poole takes us behind the frontlines of battle to the dark places of the imagination where the legacy of the war to end all wars lives on" --
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First hardcover edition.
- Extent
- 289 pages
- Contents
-
- Foreword: Corpses in the wasteland
- Symphony of horror
- Waxworks
- Nightmare bodies
- Fascism and horror
- Universal monsters
- Afterword: The age of horror
- Isbn
- 9781640090934
- Label
- Wasteland : the Great War and the origins of modern horror
- Title
- Wasteland
- Title remainder
- the Great War and the origins of modern horror
- Statement of responsibility
- W. Scott Poole
- Subject
-
- Civilization, Modern -- 20th century
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- History
- Horror films
- Horror films -- History and criticism
- Horror in art
- Horror in art -- History
- Horror in literature
- Horror in literature -- History
- 1900-1999
- Psychic trauma
- Psychic trauma -- History
- War and society
- War and society -- History -- 20th century
- World War (1914-1918)
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Influence
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Civilization, Modern
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The roots of modern horror are found in the First World War. It was the most devastating event to occur in the early 1900s, with 38 million dead and 17 million wounded in the most grotesque of ways, owing to the new machines brought to war. If Downton Abbey showed the ripple effect of this catastrophe above stairs, Wasteland reveals how it made its way into the darker corners of our psyche on the bloody battlefield, the screaming asylum, and desolated cities and villages. Historian W. Scott Poole chronicles the era's major figures and their influences--Freud, T.S. Eliot, H.P. Lovecraft, Wilfred Owen and Peter Lorre, David Cronenberg and Freddy Krueger--as well as cult favorites and the collective unconscious. Wasteland is a surprising--but wholly convincing--perspective on horror that also speaks to the audience for history, film, and popular culture. November 11th, 2018 is the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that brought the First World War to a close, and a number of smart and well-received recent histories have helped us reevaluate this conflict. Now W. Scott Poole takes us behind the frontlines of battle to the dark places of the imagination where the legacy of the war to end all wars lives on" --
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1971-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Poole, W. Scott
- Dewey number
- 791.43/6164
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PN1995.9.H6
- LC item number
- P64 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- World War (1914-1918)
- Horror films
- Horror in literature
- Horror in art
- Psychic trauma
- World War, 1914-1918
- War and society
- Civilization, Modern
- Civilization, Modern
- Horror films
- Horror in art
- Horror in literature
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Psychic trauma
- War and society
- Label
- Wasteland : the Great War and the origins of modern horror, W. Scott Poole
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Foreword: Corpses in the wasteland -- Symphony of horror -- Waxworks -- Nightmare bodies -- Fascism and horror -- Universal monsters -- Afterword: The age of horror
- Control code
- on1043303828
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First hardcover edition.
- Extent
- 289 pages
- Isbn
- 9781640090934
- Lccn
- 2018021078
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1043303828
- Label
- Wasteland : the Great War and the origins of modern horror, W. Scott Poole
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Foreword: Corpses in the wasteland -- Symphony of horror -- Waxworks -- Nightmare bodies -- Fascism and horror -- Universal monsters -- Afterword: The age of horror
- Control code
- on1043303828
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First hardcover edition.
- Extent
- 289 pages
- Isbn
- 9781640090934
- Lccn
- 2018021078
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1043303828
Subject
- Civilization, Modern -- 20th century
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- History
- Horror films
- Horror films -- History and criticism
- Horror in art
- Horror in art -- History
- Horror in literature
- Horror in literature -- History
- 1900-1999
- Psychic trauma
- Psychic trauma -- History
- War and society
- War and society -- History -- 20th century
- World War (1914-1918)
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Influence
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Civilization, Modern
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