Sibylle Baumbach
Palgrave Macmillan UK
e druk, 2015
9781137538000
Literature and Fascination
Specificaties
Gebonden, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK |
2015
ISBN13: 9781137538000
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
Exploring literary fascination as a key concept of aesthetic attraction, this book illuminates the ways in which literary texts are designed, presented, and received. Detailed case studies include texts by William Shakespeare, S.T. Coleridge, Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Oscar Wilde, Joseph Conrad, Don DeLillo, and Ian McEwan.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781137538000
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
Inhoudsopgave
<p>Acknowledgements <br/>Introduction <br/>1. Literature and Fascination <br/>2. The Power of Magic and the Fear of Contamination: Fascination in Early (Modern) Literature <br/>3. Facing the Femme Fatale: The Poetics of Seduction and the Fascination with Storytelling <br/>4. The Spark of Inspiration: Mesmerism, Electrifying Fiction, and Gothic Fascination <br/>5. The Anxiety of Influence: Fascination with the Self and the Other <br/>6. The Gorgon Gazes Back: Contemporary Fascination <br/>7. The Journey Ahead: Medusamorphic Perspectives <br/>Bibliography <br/>Index<br/></p>