Vampire Apocalypse
A Biocultural Critique of Richard Matheson's I Am Legend
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 5791512 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Mathias Clasen (0000-0003-0830-0078, Aarhus University, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2010 |
| Volumen | 34 |
| Número | 2 |
| Páginas | 313-328 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2010-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | No |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Philosophy and literature (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0190-0013 • E-ISSN: 1086-329X |
| Editorial | Johns Hopkins University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/phl.2010.0005 |
| OpenAlex | W2013133728 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 5 |
| Referencias citadas | 7 |
The vampire apocalypse is a fairly unlikely event, but it makes for great storytelling. Richard Matheson's 1954 I Am Legend is a milestone in modern Gothic literature; it tells the bleak story of Robert Neville, sole survivor of a vampire plague. I employ the concepts of evolved human nature, cultural ecology, and authorial identity as my main analytical tools for understanding the appeal, the power, and the significance of Matheson's classic novel, which is basically an extrapolation on peculiar yet common anxieties and a meditation on what happens when basic adaptive needs are frustrated
Legend · Vampire · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis
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| Obras citantes distintas | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citas por año | 0,45 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2015 - 2024 (10) |
| Velocidad de citación | recent |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 5 |