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Science meets literature : what Elias Canetti's Auto-da-fé tells us about the human mind and human behavior /

Elias Canetti’s 1935 novel “Auto-da-Fé" (original German title, “Die Blendung") has traditionally been difficult to interpret and the author’s intentions in writing it have remained unclear. “Science Meets Literature" argues that “Auto-da-Fé" is a novel about human nature that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Maestripieri, Dario (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Anthem Press, 2019.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Why science and literature?
  • Elias Canetti: a visionary literary genius on a quest to understand human nature
  • The plot of Auto-da-fé
  • Auto-da-fé is a novel about human nature
  • Major themes running through Auto-da-fé
  • Analysis of part I: a head without a world
  • Analysis of part II: Headless world
  • Analysis of part III: The world in the head
  • Narrative strategies in Auto-da-fé
  • Consilience, the Canetti way.