Monster Metaphor is a literary and cultural analytic framework that interprets monstrous figures in young adult horror narratives as symbolic representations of socio-political, psychological, or identity-based anxieties, distinguishing it from literal or purely aesthetic depictions of monstrosity.
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On monsters: an unnatural history of our worst fears
Stephen T Asma · Choice Reviews Online · 2010 · 267 citations · Full text
In Frankenstein's shadow: myth, monstrosity, and nineteenth-century writing
Choice Reviews Online · 1988 · 189 citations
Humanities, Literature, Fiction +12
Black Frankenstein: the making of an American metaphor
Choice Reviews Online · 2009 · 162 citations
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- MTMartin Tropp
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Uppsala University
Uppsala, Sweden
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2 publications
34 citations
University of Parma
Parma, Italy
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1 publications
13 citations
Faculdade de Tecnologia e Ciências
Salvador, Brazil
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1 publications
31 citations
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, United States
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1 publications
25 citations
Bishop Grosseteste University
Lincoln, United Kingdom
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2 publications
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Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester, United Kingdom
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1 publications
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University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
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1 publications
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University of California, Merced
Merced, United States
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1 publications
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- Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 10 publications · 1K citations
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- Metaphor and Symbol
2 publications · 161 citations
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- Reference Reviews
2 publications · 36 citations
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- Style
1 publications · 30 citations
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- Renaissance Studies
1 publications · 15 citations
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