{"product_id":"film-folklore-and-urban-legends-mikel-j-koven-9780810860254","title":"Film, Folklore and Urban Legends","description":"From \u003ci\u003eAlien\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eWhen a Stranger Calls\u003c\/i\u003e, many films are based on folklore or employ an urban legend element to propel the narrative. \u003ci\u003eFilms, Folklore and Urban Legends\u003c\/i\u003e explores the convergence of folklore with popular cinema studies and focuses on the study of urban legends and how these narratives are used as inspiration for a number of films. Beginning with a general survey of the existing literature on folklore\/film, this book addresses discourses of belief, how urban legends provide the organizing principle of some films, and how certain films \"act out\" or perform a legend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mikel J. Koven\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810860252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810860254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scarecrow Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.10w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2008 pg. 243","brand":"Mikel J. Koven","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926332866815,"sku":"9780810860254","price":74.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5b9562f2-0c21-47d2-aee6-e6d4854b81a1.jpg?v=1681082486","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/film-folklore-and-urban-legends-mikel-j-koven-9780810860254","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}