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A Familiar Compound Ghost: Allusion and the Uncanny
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
A Familiar Compound Ghost: Allusion and the Uncanny
Contributors:
By (Author) Sarah Annes Brown
Publisher:
Manchester University Press
Imprint:
Manchester University Press
Publication Date:
30th October 2012
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
Professional and Scholarly
Genre:
Main Subject:
Dewey:
809
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
240
Dimensions:
Width 138mm, Height 216mm
Description
A Familiar Compound Ghost explores the relationship between allusion and the uncanny in literature. An unexpected echo or quotation in a new text can be compared to the sudden appearance of a ghost or mysterious double, the reanimation of a corpse, or the discovery of an ancient ruin hidden in a modern city. In this scholarly and suggestive study
Author Bio
Sarah Annes Brown is Professor of English Literature at Anglia Ruskin University
