The definitive word on the subject from the dean of urban legend studies. We all know those stories that are too bizarre to be true—roasted babies, vanishing hitchhikers, scuba divers in trees—but have you heard about the ice man or the bullet baby? This comprehensive and compellingly readable reference work will answer all your urban legend questions, offering alphabetical e...
The definitive word on the subject from the dean of urban legend studies. We all know those stories that are too bizarre to be true—roasted babies, vanishing hitchhikers, scuba divers in trees—but have you heard about the ice man or the bullet baby? This comprehensive and compellingly readable reference work will answer all your urban legend questions, offering alphabetical entries on every aspect of the subject, including descriptions of hundreds of individual legends and their variations, legend themes, and scholarly approaches to the genre. Other entries discuss the relationship of urban legends to literature, film, comic books, music, and many other areas of popular culture. A Booklist Editors' Choice 2001 Reference Book. "Unlike most encyclopedias, this one may be read cover to cover."— Choice "Compiled by the foremost authority on this form of contemporary folklore....Superb."— Library Journal 60 black and white illustrations
80年代的文艺复兴不是只有重摇、新浪潮和后朋克。大众文化或者说文学的世界也是后浪翻砂,卷出五彩斑斓的细石惊艳这一代成长起来的年轻人。 看了一集1987年的Late Night with David Letterman, 这个80年代最火的脱口秀节目是Bill Murray, Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks等众多明星常...
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