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Contemporary Legend: A Reader
ISBN: 9780815313175 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 430 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. From the vanishing hitchhiker to the hook-handed killer, from the vaginal serpent to Elvis Alive , and from the McWorm burger to the mouse in the cola can, 23 essays examine this genre, and its effect on society. Explores interpretation, reactions, folklore and film, the social construction of urb
From the vanishing hitchhiker to the hook-handed killer, from the vaginal serpent to Elvis Alive , and from the McWorm burger to the mouse in the cola...
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Urban Legends: A Collection of International Tall Tales and Terrors
ISBN: 9780313339523 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Don't get in that car without looking in the back seat Everyone has heard the story about such-and-such, and while it sounds impossible, so-and-so swears that it must be true. Often gory, disgusting, shocking, and surprising, urban legends are central to everyday experience. From high schools and colleges to offices and organizations, urban legends are everywhere. This book collects more than 150 urban legends from around the world, such as The Mutilated Shopper, The Devil at the Disco, and The Thug in the Back Seat. The tales are grouped in thematic chapters, and each entry includes an... Don't get in that car without looking in the back seat Everyone has heard the story about such-and-such, and while it sounds impossible, so-and-so... |
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Bodies: Sex, Violence, Disease, and Death in Contemporary Legend
ISBN: 9781604732450 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Because they are so often told as news, contemporary legends force us to reevaluate life as we know it. They confront us with macabre, fantastic, horrific, or hilarious characters and events that seem to come straight out of myths and folktales, but are presented as present day events. The difficulty is that it is not at all easy to decide whether these often disturbing stories should be treated as reliable or dismissed as fantasy. The legends explored in this book are some of the most bizarre, gruesome, and politically sensitive stories in the contemporary legend canon. At any moment... Because they are so often told as news, contemporary legends force us to reevaluate life as we know it. They confront us with macabre, fantastic, h... |
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219,82 zł |
Contemporary Legend: A Reader
ISBN: 9781138991699 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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239,01 zł |