RT Web Page DB /z-wcorg/ DS http://worldcat.org ID 704564147 LA English T1 Monster theory reading culture A1 Cohen, Jeffrey Jerome, YR 1996 SN 9780816687640 0816687641 AB "The contributors to Monster Theory consider beasts, demons, freaks and fiends as symbolic expressions of cultural unease that pervade a society and shape its collective behavior. Through a historical sampling of monsters, these essays argue that our fascination for the monstrous testifies to our continued desire to explore difference and prohibition."--Provided by publisher.