Mathias clasen i am legend book

Richard mathesons 1954 horror novel i am legend depicts the sole survivor of a vampire pandemic in his attempts to find companionship and meaning in a blasted apocalyptic world. It was the women vampires who made it so difficult, he reflects, the women posing like lewd puppets. Clasen is clearly passionate and knowledgeable about his topic and his approach. A biocultural critique of richard mathesons i am legend mathias clasen philosophy and literature, volume 34, number 2, october 2010, pp. The two earlier films are the last man on earth 1964 and the omega man 1971. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Over the course of thirteen brilliantly argued chapters, mathias clasen uses the sharp edge of evolutionary psychology to skin the horror genre alive and reveal the wet red tendons twitching under the surface. Richard mathesons 1954 i am legend is a milestone in.

At night, when the vampires attack his house, neville is especially troubled by the female vampires. Theyve overlooked their literal resonance as diseasebearing. Booktopia has why horror seduces by mathias clasen. Why horror seduces hardcover mathias clasen oxford. Into the darkness stuff that ive liked, hated, been. He is associate professor in literature and media at aarhus university, his alma mater, from where he received his phd in 2012. The novel was a success and was adapted into the films the last man on earth 1964, the omega man 1971, and i am legend.

The 2007 film was partially based on the 1971 film as well. Lets start with a quick introduction on who you are, what you do, and how you came to be a horror researcher. Richard mathesons 1954 i am legend is a milestone in modern gothic literature. Vampire apocalypse vampire apocalypse a biocultural. It is the first book to integrate the study of horror with the sciences of human nature and to offer a sustained analysis of the ways in which our evolutionary heritage constrains and. Integrates cuttingedge research on human behavior with horror. Blending horror with science fiction, the novel manages to infuse a. Explains horror across different types of media, from films to video games. Theyve overlooked their literal resonance as diseasebearing, unnatural predators well designed to. My main research focus is on horrorits history, forms, functions, and. Mathias clasen born 1978 is a danish scholar of horror fiction and the authoreditor of three nonfiction books on the horror genre as well as two horror anthologies. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. Most literary critics engaging with the novel have interpreted the vampires as social or psychological symbols.

Clasen s research integrates horror study with the natural and social sciences, in. Mathias clasen, school of communication and culture, aarhus university, denmark. I am legend is a 1954 postapocalyptic horror novel by american writer richard matheson that was influential in the modern development of zombie and vampire literature and in popularizing the concept of a worldwide apocalypse due to disease. I first came across mathias clasen s article cant sleep. I am legend is a 1954 postapocalyptic horror novel by american writer richard matheson that. Rent textbook why horror seduces by clasen, mathias 9780190666514. Why horror seduces by mathias clasen, 9780190666514, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. If he had been more analytical, he might have calculated the approximate time of their arrival. Buy a discounted paperback of why horror seduces online from australias leading online bookstore. Im an associate professor in literature and media in the english department at aarhus university, a large research university in denmark. Why horror seduces by mathias clasen booksamillion. The novel i am legend 1954, written by american author richard matheson, was adapted for the movie by screenwriters akiva goldsman and mark protosevich. Its incredible, a survival story of one lonely man against.

His book, which includes several chapters of case studies on actual horror films and novels, is an attempt to find an answer. Philosophy and literature, volume 34, number 2, october. One of the most sensitive treatments of the vampire tale is richard mathesons i am legend. Why horror seduces paperback mathias clasen oxford. Why horror seduces clasen, mathias 9780190666507 hpb. My research focuses on horror entertainment from a. Im an associate professor of literature and media in the english department at aarhus university, denmark. Clasen, who writes in an engaging english style, wants an answer to that question. The novel was a success and was adapted into the films the last man on earth 1964, the omega man 1971, and i am legend 2007. I am legend book the novels main character is robert neville, apparently the sole survivor of a pandemic the symptoms of which resemble vampirism. Best sellers mobiles amazon pay pantry new releases computers customer service books. Through analyses of wellknown and popular modern american works of horrorrosemarys baby. A biocultural critique of richard mathesons i am legend.

Philosophy and literature, volume 34, number 2, october 2010, pp. I am legend, a postapocalyptic science fictionhorror novel, published in 1954 and set in 1976, remains one of his best known works. This version of i am legend is the third movie adaptation of mathesons novel. Why horror seduces by mathias clasen, paperback barnes. This book explains the appeals and functions of horror entertainment by drawing on cuttingedge findings in the evolutionary social sciences, showing how the horror genre is a product of human nature. This book is nothing like the movie and yet i can see the blood of this novel deep throughout the film. This book explains the appeals and functions of horror entertainment by drawing on cuttingedge findings in the evolutionary social. January 1976 chapter one on those cloudy days, robert neville was never sure when sunset came, and sometimes they were in the streets before he could get back.