- Summary
- "In this book Roger B. Salomon explores the nature of horror in literature and in life. Rather than minimizing horror by narrowly associating it with psychological drives, persecution, or extremism, he approaches horror through the medium of narrative as a significant and enduring physical and metaphysical reality." "Salomon focuses on fictions of horror, including eighteenth-century Gothic and nineteenth-century ghost stories. He does not, however, isolate literary examples from more general human issues, including religious belief. Mazes of the Serpent takes up examples of horror from historical and personal narratives - including battle memoirs and Holocaust testimonies - as Salomon identifies certain common themes and qualities that cross the boundary between fiction and actual human experience."--Jacket.
- Variant Title
- Anatomy of horror narrative
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Salomon, Roger B., author.
- Published
- Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2002
- Locale
- English-speaking countries
Anglophonie
- Contents
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Alternate worlds
ghosts and other monsters
conventions of absence: the style of literary horror
beyond realism: horror narrative as parody
horror and the absence of redemption.
- Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-169) and index.
Alternate worlds -- ghosts and other monsters -- conventions of absence: the style of literary horror -- beyond realism: horror narrative as parody -- horror and the absence of redemption.
