The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction
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From Walpole, Maturin, and Sh A treasure trove examining early speculative fiction, Scarborough's covers the period from Horace Walpole's Castle of Otranto and other Gothic romances straight through to the author's own present times in the early 20th Century.
This book is valuable both as an academic work of history, tracking the changing forms of literature but even more so to the horror or supernatural story fan as it will give the background to make your reading that much more satisfying. Russian Thinkers Isaiah Berlin. Bestsellers in Literary Studies: Stacy marked it as to-read Jan 31, She also presumes a previous knowledge of most of them so she rarely does a synopsis. Apr 16, Chrissa rated it liked it.
From Walpole, Maturin, and Shelley right through to Doyle, Machen, and Blackwood, Scarborough reveals the best works in an accessible and well-organized fashion. Paperback , pages.
The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction by Dorothy Scarborough
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Apr 16, Chrissa rated it liked it. I checked this out before checking the publication date originally , reprinted in and therefore ended up with an interesting although no longer modern take on the expression of supernatural effects in popular literature. This book has some non-pc language in reference to certain groups of people, so fair warning for stereotyping and primitive vs. What I found most valuable in reading was the thorough coverage of the change in presentation of the supernatural in I checked this out before checking the publication date originally , reprinted in and therefore ended up with an interesting although no longer modern take on the expression of supernatural effects in popular literature.
What I found most valuable in reading was the thorough coverage of the change in presentation of the supernatural in stories ranging from Gothic novels to novels published close to the book's own publication date.
The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction
The author traces the way that ghosts, etc. The author is includes information on several titles to allow you to read further. The book explores various roots of horror and fantasy. The 'modern' though, is so don't expect Stephen King or any of the Weird Tales gang here. The writing is good with a nice breezy attitude but giving the books their due.
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If there is one major fault with it, it is that she whirls you through the books so quickly that it is dizzying at times. She also presumes a previous knowledge of most of them so she rarely does a synopsis.
For some reason there are quite a few left out that had me scr The book explores various roots of horror and fantasy. For some reason there are quite a few left out that had me scratching my head such as M. James and some others.
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My Amazon review noted some scanning errors such as words being spelled phonetically ex. These seem to be gone now, perhaps there was an update for the kindle version. However, the biggest issue with it is still the same. As you read through it she mentions various authors and their books.
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