Jack the Ripper in Film and Culture

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Author: Clare Smith ISBN: 9781137599995
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK Publication: August 29, 2016
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: Clare Smith
ISBN: 9781137599995
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication: August 29, 2016
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

In 1888 the name Jack the Ripper entered public consciousness with the brutal murders of women in the East End of London. The murderer was never caught, yet film and television depicts a killer with a recognisable costume, motive and persona. This book examines the origins of the screen presentation of the four key elements associated with the murders – Jack the Ripper, the victims, the detective and Whitechapel. Nineteenth-century history, art and literature, psychoanalytical theories of Freud and Jung and feminist film theory are all used to deconstruct the representation of Jack the Ripper on screen. 

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In 1888 the name Jack the Ripper entered public consciousness with the brutal murders of women in the East End of London. The murderer was never caught, yet film and television depicts a killer with a recognisable costume, motive and persona. This book examines the origins of the screen presentation of the four key elements associated with the murders – Jack the Ripper, the victims, the detective and Whitechapel. Nineteenth-century history, art and literature, psychoanalytical theories of Freud and Jung and feminist film theory are all used to deconstruct the representation of Jack the Ripper on screen. 

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