The Borders of Nightmare : The Fiction of John Richardson /

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John Richardson was Canada's first native-born poet-novelist and 'The Father of Canadian Literature'. Michael Hurley offers the first detailed account of Richardson's fiction rather than of his life or sociological importance.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hurley, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, 1992.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Richardson, John (Schriftsteller, > 1796-1852)
Richardson, > Major > (John), > 1796-1852.
Richardson, John, > 1796-1852 > Critique et interpretation.
Richardson, > Major > (John), > 1796-1852 > Fictional works.
Roman.
Literature.
Horror tales, Canadian.
Gothic revival (Literature)
Frontier and pioneer life in literature.
Criticism and interpretation.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Canadian.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Litterature frenetique > Ontario.
Recits d'horreur canadiens > Histoire et critique.
Gothic revival (Literature) > Ontario.
Horror tales, Canadian > History and criticism.
Ontario.
Ontario > In literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • 1 Introduction: The Borderline Case of Major John Richardson, Ex-centric
  • 2 Wacousta: 'Break Boundaries'
  • Circles and Squares
  • Border Blur
  • An Ear for an Eye
  • 'Break Boundaries': Exchanging Identity
  • 3 Border Doubles: Twin Poles of the Canadian Psyche
  • Spiralling Repetition and Replay
  • The Struggle-of-Brothers Theme
  • Wacousta: Poseidon and The Wild Man
  • Governor de Haldimar: 'Moral Monster' and Establishment Manticore
  • Addiction to Perfection
  • Of Shadow Kings, Dark Fathers, and Father-Hungry Sons: Zeus and the Patriarchy4 The Canadian Brothers: Narcissus and Circe on the Border River
  • Gorgons and Vampires
  • Through the Looking-Glass
  • Narcissus
  • Polyphemus
  • The Temple of Doom: Circles and Squares Revisited
  • Ascent
  • Constructing and Deconstructing National Epics: Scott, Cooper, and Richardson
  • 5 The Shadow Cast by Southern Ontario Gothic
  • The Ungrateful Dead: Southwestern Ontario Senex and Mort-Vivants Figures
  • Native Canadian Gothic: Wacousta as Trickster, 'The Enemy of Boundaries'
  • More Gothic Outlaws and Border Wolves6 No End in Sight: Seeing Double Hooks, Haunted by No Lack of Ghosts ... and Making Richardson Safe
  • NOTES
  • INDEX
  • A
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  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • R
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