Jack the Ripper : His Life and Crimes in Popular Entertainment

Coville, Gary/ Lucanio, Patrick

McFarland & Co Inc（2008/09発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 203 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780786440450
• DDC分類 820.9351

Full Description

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.

Contents

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