Description
Why was Henry James drawn to the supernatural and what narrative purpose did his repeated use of the ghostly fulfill? Covering a wide range of James's fiction and non-fiction, distinguished James scholars deal with the complex ways in which James's interest in the supernatural blends with his philosophical historical and cultural engagement. This volume is the first compilation of essays on this topic and it offers new and exciting readings of the varied ways in which the ghost story's generic conventions both articulate and interrogate the anxieties of turn-of-the-century Anglo-American culture.
Author: A. Despotopoulou
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 07/12/2011
Pages: 196
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780230115262
ISBN10: 0230115268
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | American | General
- Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory
- Literary Criticism | Modern | 19th Century
Author: A. Despotopoulou
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 07/12/2011
Pages: 196
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780230115262
ISBN10: 0230115268
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | American | General
- Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory
- Literary Criticism | Modern | 19th Century
About the Author
ANNA DESPOTOPOULOU is an Assistant Professor of English Studies at the University of Athens, Greece.
KIMBERLY C. REED is a Professor of English and French at Lipscomb University, Nashville, USA.