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Genre/Form: | Criticism, interpretation, etc Gothic revival (Literature) |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Varnado, S.L., 1929- Haunted presence. Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©1987 (OCoLC)575650517 |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
S L Varnado |
ISBN: | 0817303243 9780817303242 9780817358556 0817358552 |
OCLC Number: | 13823178 |
Description: | 160 pages ; 23 cm |
Contents: | The literature of the supernatural -- The numinous -- The Gothic novel -- Frankenstein -- Poe and initiation into the sacred -- The numinous aesthetic of Henry James -- The daemonic in Dracula -- The modern period -- Analyzing the mysterium tremendum. |
Responsibility: | S.L. Varnado. |
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Varnado's discussion is well focused and persuasive, for the sense of the numinous is clearly present in all the writers he treats. "Modern Fiction Studies"" In [Varnado s] hands, the Gothic tale and horror story are shown to have significance beyond the entertainment purpose of both genres. They are forms in which serious readers may take legitimate interest and pleasure. Modern Fiction Studies" Haunted Presence is stimulating, and the author deserves a sincere compliment for exceptionally clear, graceful, and colorful writing. Nineteenth-Century Literature" "Haunted Presence" is stimulating, and the author deserves a sincere compliment for exceptionally clear, graceful, and colorful writing. "Nineteenth-Century Literature"" Read more...


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- English fiction -- History and criticism.
- Supernatural in literature.
- Gothic revival (Literature) -- English-speaking countries.
- American fiction -- History and criticism.
- Ghost stories -- History and criticism.
- Horror tales -- History and criticism.
- Roman anglais.
- Surnaturel dans la littérature.
- Roman américain.
- Littérature frénétique.
- Histoires de fantômes anglaises.
- Das Numinose
- Gothic novel
- American fiction.
- English fiction.
- Ghost stories.
- Gothic revival (Literature)
- Horror tales.
- English-speaking countries.
- American fiction -- History and criticism
- English fiction -- History and criticism
- Ghost stories -- History and criticism
- Gothic revival (Literature) -- English-speaking countries
- Horror tales -- History and criticism
- Supernatural in literature
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