Sardonic Tales (Contes Cruels)
Title | Sardonic Tales (Contes Cruels) PDF eBook |
Author | Jean M. Villiers |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1982-06-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780404163563 |
Sardonic Tales
Title | Sardonic Tales PDF eBook |
Author | Auguste comte de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam |
Publisher | |
Pages | 300 |
Release | 1927 |
Genre | Short stories, English |
ISBN |
Sardonic Tales (Contes Cruels)
Title | Sardonic Tales (Contes Cruels) PDF eBook |
Author | Auguste comte de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1927 |
Genre | Short stories, English |
ISBN |
Reading Saki
Title | Reading Saki PDF eBook |
Author | Brian Gibson |
Publisher | McFarland |
Pages | 539 |
Release | 2014-06-23 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1476615322 |
Here is a thorough critical re-examination of the Edwardian master of the darkly humorous short story, Saki (the pen name of Hector Hugh Munro, 1870-1916). Saki the satirist constantly rebelled against but depended upon the world of H.H. Munro, the gentleman bachelor. In reassessing the importance of post-Wilde sexuality, anti-suffragist feelings, and attitudes towards Jews and Slavs in Saki's oeuvre, it becomes clear that the fiction of Saki reflects a fervid imperial masculinity in Britain as World War I approached. The tension between rebellious sexual politics and pro-patriarchy, nationalist views in Saki's fiction reflects a time when the old, manly, bourgeois traditions of coming home from work to "the angel of the hearth" and defending King and Country abroad increasingly clashed with new sexual identities, women's agitation for the vote, and the growing presence of non-British Others in the public imagination.
Historical Dictionary of Horror Literature
Title | Historical Dictionary of Horror Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Mark A. Fabrizi |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 371 |
Release | 2023-12-06 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1538166054 |
Stories of vampires, werewolves, zombies, witches, goblins, mummies, and other supernatural creatures have existed for time immemorial, and scary stories are among the earliest types of fiction ever recorded. Historical Dictionary of Horror Literature is an invaluable aid in studying horror literature, including influential authors, texts, terms, subgenres, and literary movements. This book contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 400 cross-referenced entries covering authors, subgenres, tropes, awards, organizations, and important terms related to horror. Historical Dictionary of Horror Literature is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about horror literature.
More Books
Title | More Books PDF eBook |
Author | Boston Public Library |
Publisher | |
Pages | 380 |
Release | 1927 |
Genre | Bibliography |
ISBN |
Gothic Machine
Title | Gothic Machine PDF eBook |
Author | David J. Jones |
Publisher | University of Wales Press |
Pages | 254 |
Release | 2011-08-15 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0708324088 |
This book provides new insights into how Gothic Horror as a whole started, and encourages the reader to think of the relations between such books and films as one vibrant set of energies.