Gary Coville, Patrick Lucanio

Jack the Ripper

His Life and Crimes in Popular Entertainment

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The identity of Jack the Ripper has consumed public curiosity since he first tormented the East End of London in 1888. Numerous theories have been offered as to his identity, but he remains in the shadows where, it seems, only imaginative literature has been able to elucidate his meaning to the modern world. This work surveys the literary, film, television, and radio treatments of Jack the Ripper and his crimes. The works of fiction are thoroughly analyzed, as are the major nonfiction works that have offered various theories about the Ripper's identity. Works whose narratives are obviously inspired by Jack the Ripper and his crimes are also discussed.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 339g
• ISBN-13: 9780786440450
• ISBN-10: 0786440457
• Artikelnr.: 23898673

Autorenporträt

Gary Coville has written on Jack the Ripper and coauthored several books on film and television. He lives in Dallas, Oregon.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface     
I. The Carnival of Blood     
II. Order Out of Chaos     
III. Brother to the Darkness     
IV. Ripper Redux     
V. Apocalypse: Sherlock Holmes Against Jack the Ripper     
VI. Jack the Ripper in America     
VII. Post Mortem     
Appendix: Media Representations of Jack the Ripper     
Bibliography     
Index