Familiar compound ghost, a: allusion and the uncanny
Auteur :
Brown, Sarah Annes
Éditeur :
Manchester University Press
ISBN :
9780719085154
Date de publication :
30 oct. 2012
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A Familiar Compound Ghost explores the relationship between allusion and the uncanny in literature. An unexpected echo or quotation in a new text can be compared to the sudden appearance of a ghost or mysterious double, the reanimation of a corpse, or the discovery of an ancient ruin hidden in a modern city. In this scholarly and suggestive study