Marina Warner is a novelist and cultural historian. Her many books include From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers and Phantasmagoria: Spirit Visions, Metaphors, and Media. She is professor of literature, film, and theatre studies at the University of Essex and lives in London.
""Fear is alive and well.... Warner's volume delves into the
fraught relations of pleasure and pain with fear."" -- Journal of
Folklore Research
"A dream of a book. Dip into it anywhere and you will draw up
wonders." -- Washington Post Book World
"A pleasure to read, this study is rich, rewarding, and
persuasive." -- CHOICE
"A romp through a catalog of scary stuff" -- New York Times Book
Review
"Fascinating, clever and original." -- London Review of Books
"This erudite, extravagant banana split of a book is sure to leave
even the most ravenous devourer of criticism feeling stated" --
Newsday
"This is an original and significant book that covers all aspects
of culture from Greek mythology to contemporary popular culture."
-- Jack Zipes, author of Why Fairy Tales Stick: The Evolution and
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