{"product_id":"el-monstruo-y-el-asesino-en-serie-de-frankenstein-a-hannibal-lecter-the-monster-and-the-serial-killer-9786075699301","title":"El Monstruo Y El Asesino En Serie: de Frankenstein a Hannibal Lecter \/ The Monster and the Serial Killer","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Vicente Garrido | Virgilio Latorre\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Planeta Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Planeta Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Criminology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eC�mo la literatura g�tica del siglo XIX ayud� a los cient�ficos a desarrollar la categor�a m�dica del psic�pata criminal y el asesino en serie.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCriminales como Jeffrey Dahmer o Ted Bundy han cautivado al imaginario com�n, introduciendo el arquetipo del asesino en serie al vasto pante�n de referentes culturales que comprendemos como la mitolog�a del siglo XXI. Pero  de d�nde viene nuestra macabra obsesi�n por estas figuras carentes de moralidad? \u003cstrong\u003e C�mo ha influido la producci�n art�stica en el desarrollo de la categor�a cient�fica del psic�pata y del \u003cem\u003eserial killer\u003c\/em\u003e?\u003c\/strong\u003e Los avances de la investigaci�n en las �ltimas d�cadas a�nan las diferentes causas de la psicopat�a, sin embargo, es en la literatura g�tica cl�sica donde podemos ver los primeros indicios de esta condici�n perturbadora. De modo sorprendente, este g�nero dot� a los monstruos literarios de unos hechos definitorios del psic�pata criminal y serial que la ciencia ha validado con el devenir del tiempo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEn los textos can�nicos de los siglos XIX y XX la camale�nica figura del monstruo toma forma, hechizando a los lectores con su falta de escr�pulos. Baste con pensar en \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEl extra�o caso de Dr. Jekyll y Mr. Hyde\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDr�cula\u003c\/em\u003e o \u003cem\u003eEl retrato de Dorian Gray\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e Desde que se abri� la reflexi�n sobre nuestra condici�n psicol�gica y moral, m�s autores han explorado mediante la literatura y el cine la inexplicable crueldad que arrastra al ser humano, como \u003cem\u003eLa isla del doctor Moreau\u003c\/em\u003e, cuyo protagonista preconiza las atrocidades nazis del doctor Mengele, o \u003cem\u003eEl silencio de los corderos\u003c\/em\u003e, que renov� para siempre \u003cstrong\u003eel universo del \u003cem\u003epsychokiller\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEste ensayo, novedoso y sugerente, nos brinda\u003cstrong\u003e una simbiosis atractiva entre la literatura comparada y la criminolog�a \u003c\/strong\u003eque nos ayuda a comprender c�mo se ha ido forjando la personalidad del monstruo criminal a lo largo del tiempo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eENGLISH DESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow 19th-century Gothic literature helped scientists develop the medical category of the criminal psychopath and serial killer.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCriminals like Jeffrey Dahmer or Ted Bundy have captivated the collective imagination, introducing the archetype of the serial killer into the vast pantheon of cultural references we understand as the mythology of the 21st century. But where does our macabre obsession with these morally void figures come from? \u003cstrong\u003eHow has artistic production influenced the development of the scientific category of the psychopath and the serial killer?\u003c\/strong\u003e Advances in research over the past decades have united the various causes of psychopathy; however, it is in classic Gothic literature where we can see the first signs of this unsettling condition. Surprisingly, this genre endowed literary monsters with defining traits of the criminal and serial psychopath that science has validated over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the canonical texts of the 19th and 20th centuries, the chameleon-like figure of the monster takes shape, enchanting readers with its lack of scruples. Consider \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStrange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e, or \u003cem\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. Since the reflection on our psychological and moral condition began, more authors have explored, through literature and film, the inexplicable cruelty that drives humanity. For instance, \u003cem\u003eThe Island of Dr. Moreau\u003c\/em\u003e, whose protagonist foreshadows the Nazi atrocities of Dr. Mengele, or \u003cem\u003eThe Silence of the Lambs\u003c\/em\u003e, which forever transformed the\u003cstrong\u003e psychokiller genre.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis innovative and thought-provoking essay offers \u003cstrong\u003ean engaging symbiosis between comparative literature and criminology\u003c\/strong\u003e, helping us understand how the persona of the criminal monster has been forged over time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46335215239319,"sku":"9786075699301","price":1391.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9786075699301.webp?v=1768674328","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/el-monstruo-y-el-asesino-en-serie-de-frankenstein-a-hannibal-lecter-the-monster-and-the-serial-killer-9786075699301","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}