SexViolHist Bib: Representations: Literary Texts: Richard Matheson

»Richard Burton Matheson (February 20, 1926 – June 23, 2013) was an American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres.« -- More information: Wikipedia

I Am Legend

I n f o r m a t i o n

»I Am Legend is a 1954 post-apocalyptic horror novel by American writer Richard Matheson that was influential in the modern development of zombie and vampire literature and in popularizing the concept of a worldwide apocalypse due to disease. The novel was a success and was adapted into the films The Last Man on Earth (1964), The Omega Man (1971), and I Am Legend (2007). It was also an inspiration for George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead (1968).« -- More information: Wikipedia

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 20^th Century | II. Geographical Index: American History: U.S. History | III. Topical Index: Society: Rape Culture

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Bergner, Gwen. »Rape Culture and the Zombie Apocalypse: Richard Matheson's I Am Legend.« Modern Fiction Studies 70 (2024): 609-632.

II. Speaker Index

[Info] Bergner, Gwen. »Rape Culture and the Zombie Apocalypse: Richard Matheson’s I Am Legend.« 53^rd Annual Convention of the Northeast Modern Language Association. Baltimore 2022.