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Planks of Reason: Essays on the Horror Film Revised Edition

by Christopher Sharrett (Author), Barry Keith Grant (Editor)
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The original edition of Planks of Reason was the first academic critical anthology on horror. In retrospect, it appeared as a kind of homage to the "golden age" of the American horror film, as this genre played an increasing role in film culture and American life. The original material represented the history of the genre through the early 1980s and is a crucial part of the book's value, then and now. The first edition helped legitimize academic writing on the horror genre by addressing breakthrough works of such directors as John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper, George Romero, David Cronenberg, and Wes Craven.

This revised edition retains the spirit of the original, but also offers new takes on rediscovered classics and recent developments in the genre. In addition to reprinting 17 essays, including Robin Wood's "An Introduction to the American Horror Film," this revised edition features a new essay on the yuppie horror film by editor Barry Keith Grant, as well as an updated analysis of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre by co-editor Christopher Sharrett. Other new essays focus on William Castle's The Tingler and Roger Corman's Pit and the Pendulum, and the recent wave of Japanese horror films.

Contains more than 60 photos.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0810850133
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0810850132
  3. Edition
    Revised
  4. Publication date
    September 24, 2004
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    7.24 x 0.89 x 8.44 inches
  7. Print length
    432 pages
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Originally published in 1984, this collection of essays remains relevant and informative for those seeking a broad overview of the genre....Grant and Sharrett provide a new introduction (it is twice the length of the previous one) and do an excellent job of summing up that state of horror film at the dawn of the new century....Recommended. ― Choice Reviews

The 1984 edition of academic essays sought to establish the genre as a legitimate subject of study. The second edition takes that achievement as given, and also accounts for films produced over the past two decades, which above all have lost all interest in any social or cultural commentary or critique. Only one essay has been revised; otherwise, some have been dropped and new ones added. Ten of them explore definitions and approaches, the other 12 focus on particular films and filmmakers. ― Reference and Research Book News

About the Author

Barry Keith Grant is professor of film studies and popular culture at Brock University in Ontario, Canada. He is the author of Voyages of Discovery: The Cinema of Frederick Wiseman, and editor of several books on film.

Christopher Sharrett is Professor of Communication at Seton Hall University. His work has appeared in Cineaste, Kino Eye, Journal of Popular Film and Television, Film Quarterly, Persistence of Vision, and numerous anthologies.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Scarecrow Press; Revised edition (September 24, 2004)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0810850133
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0810850132
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.24 x 0.89 x 8.44 inches
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Christopher Sharrett is a film critic and professor of film studies at Seton Hall University. He frequently contributes essays and reviews to Film International (online and print), Cineaste (online and print) and other publications. He is influenced by Claude Koch, a poet, critic, and novelist who was his professor of English at La Salle University, and by Robin Wood, the renowned critic who authored crucial studies of Bergman, Hitchcock, Hawks, and other directors. Sharrett emphasizes in his criticism the principles of close reading and evaluation developed by literary critic F. R. Leavis.

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Planks of Reason is an important early compilation of essays by the leading film scholars of the period although it is more a time capsule today than the go-to text it once was. This used version of the book was described as suffering slightly from some underlining but otherwise in excellent condition. What I received was a book that has been typed out on an old typewriter and notes written in pen in quite a few of the margins. Thus the one star - not for the book but for the vendors who misrepresented their product.
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