Amy J. Ransom

I Am Legend as American Myth

Race and Masculinity in the Novel and Its Film Adaptations

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Richard Matheson's 1954 novel I Am Legend has spawned a series of horror and science fiction films. This reexamination of Matheson's novel situates the tale of one man's attitude about killing racialized "others" within its orginal post-World War II context. The author analyzes several film adaptations, with a focus on the casting and interpretations protagonist Robert Neville"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 383g
• ISBN-13: 9781476668338
• ISBN-10: 1476668337
• Artikelnr.: 50442278

Autorenporträt

Amy J. Ransom is a professor of French at Central Michigan University. She earned the Science Fiction Research Association's Pioneer Award in 2007 for her work on French-language Canadian science fiction.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Introduction: Adapting Richard Matheson's I Am Legend Novel to the Screen
One. Richard Matheson's I Am Legend: The Trauma of World War II and the
Decline of Western "Right"
Two. Visualizing Apocalypse Through Compromised Masculinity: Vincent Price
as The Last Man on Earth
Three. The Last White Man on Earth: Charlton Heston in The Omega Man
Four. The Color of the New Hero: Will Smith in I Am Legend
Conclusion: I Am Legend as American Myth
Chapter Notes
Filmography and Bibliography
Index