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Noel Carroll
Philosophy of Horror [PDF ebook]
Or, Paradoxes of the Heart

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How can we be genuinely frightened of vampires, though we know they don’t exist? How is it that people find pleasure in being scared out of their wits? Carroll presents the first philosophical and aesthetic analysis of horror.

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Språk Engelska ● Formatera PDF ● Sidor 288 ● ISBN 9780203361894 ● Utgivare Taylor and Francis ● Publicerad 1990 ● Nedladdningsbara 6 gånger ● Valuta EUR ● ID 2289612 ● Kopieringsskydd Adobe DRM

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