The Resource The shape of fear : horror and the fin de siècle culture of decadence, Susan J. Navarette
The shape of fear : horror and the fin de siècle culture of decadence, Susan J. Navarette
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- Summary
- "Susan J. Navarette examines the ways in which scientific and cultural concerns of late nineteenth-century England are coded in the horror literature of the period. By contextualizing the structural, stylistic, and thematic systems developed by writers seeking to reenact textually the entropic forces they perceived in the natural world, Navarette reconstructs the late Victorian mentalite. She analyzes aesthetic responses to trends in contemporary science and explores horror writers' use of scientific methodologies to support their perception that a long-awaited period of cultural decline had begun." "In her analysis of the classics Turn of the Screw and Heart of Darkness, Navarette shows how James and Conrad made artistic use of earlier "scientific" readings of the body. She also considers works by lesser-known authors Walter de la Mare, Vernon Lee, and Arthur Machen, who produced fin de siecle stories that took the form of "hybrid literary monstrosities.""--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 314 pages
- Contents
-
- 5.
- The Word Made Flesh: Protoplasmic Predications in Arthur Machen's "The Great God Pan"
- 6.
- The Anatomy of Failure: Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness
- 1.
- Rictus Invictus
- 2.
- Walter de la Mare's "A: B: O. ": The Text for the Context
- 3.
- Unsealing Sense in Henry James's The Turn of the Screw
- 4.
- Articulating the Dead: Vernon Lee, Decadence, and "The Doll"
- Isbn
- 9780813120133
- Label
- The shape of fear : horror and the fin de siècle culture of decadence
- Title
- The shape of fear
- Title remainder
- horror and the fin de siècle culture of decadence
- Statement of responsibility
- Susan J. Navarette
- Subject
-
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Decadence (Literary movement) -- England
- Degeneration in literature
- English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- Fear in literature
- History
- Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924
- Human body in literature
- James, Henry, 1843-1916
- Literature and science -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Horror tales, English -- History and criticism
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Susan J. Navarette examines the ways in which scientific and cultural concerns of late nineteenth-century England are coded in the horror literature of the period. By contextualizing the structural, stylistic, and thematic systems developed by writers seeking to reenact textually the entropic forces they perceived in the natural world, Navarette reconstructs the late Victorian mentalite. She analyzes aesthetic responses to trends in contemporary science and explores horror writers' use of scientific methodologies to support their perception that a long-awaited period of cultural decline had begun." "In her analysis of the classics Turn of the Screw and Heart of Darkness, Navarette shows how James and Conrad made artistic use of earlier "scientific" readings of the body. She also considers works by lesser-known authors Walter de la Mare, Vernon Lee, and Arthur Machen, who produced fin de siecle stories that took the form of "hybrid literary monstrosities.""--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1960-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Navarette, Susan J.
- Dewey number
- 823/.087380908
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PR878.T3
- LC item number
- N38 1998
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Horror tales, English
- Literature and science
- Decadence (Literary movement)
- Degeneration in literature
- Human body in literature
- Fear in literature
- English fiction
- Conrad, Joseph
- James, Henry
- Label
- The shape of fear : horror and the fin de siècle culture of decadence, Susan J. Navarette
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [278]-298) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 5.
- The Word Made Flesh: Protoplasmic Predications in Arthur Machen's "The Great God Pan"
- 6.
- The Anatomy of Failure: Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness
- 1.
- Rictus Invictus
- 2.
- Walter de la Mare's "A: B: O. ": The Text for the Context
- 3.
- Unsealing Sense in Henry James's The Turn of the Screw
- 4.
- Articulating the Dead: Vernon Lee, Decadence, and "The Doll"
- Control code
- 37370436
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xii, 314 pages
- Isbn
- 9780813120133
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 97034081
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- The shape of fear : horror and the fin de siècle culture of decadence, Susan J. Navarette
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [278]-298) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 5.
- The Word Made Flesh: Protoplasmic Predications in Arthur Machen's "The Great God Pan"
- 6.
- The Anatomy of Failure: Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness
- 1.
- Rictus Invictus
- 2.
- Walter de la Mare's "A: B: O. ": The Text for the Context
- 3.
- Unsealing Sense in Henry James's The Turn of the Screw
- 4.
- Articulating the Dead: Vernon Lee, Decadence, and "The Doll"
- Control code
- 37370436
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xii, 314 pages
- Isbn
- 9780813120133
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 97034081
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
Subject
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Decadence (Literary movement) -- England
- Degeneration in literature
- English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- Fear in literature
- History
- Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924
- Human body in literature
- James, Henry, 1843-1916
- Literature and science -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Horror tales, English -- History and criticism
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