Reading the Great American Zombie: The Living Dead in Literature

Challenging the human understanding of life and death, the zombie figure represents a fragmentation of personhood. From its earliest appearances in literature, the zombie characterized a human being that was no longer an indivisible whole, embodying the ontological debate over which elements of personhood are most uniquely human. Through its literary evolution, the zombie's missing element gradually approached a finer definition, as narratives moved beyond highlighting metaphysically opaque concepts like ""soul"" or ""will."" Studying over a century of American literary history, this book explores how zombies translate cultural concepts and definitions of personhood. Chapters detail how literary zombies have long presented narratives of American cultural self-examination.

Author: T. May Stone
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 12/20/2022
Series: Contributions to Zombie Studies
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.82h x 5.83w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9781476677316