Chargement en cours…
Death in literature /
Death is an inevitable, yet mysterious event. Fiction is one way to imagine and gain knowledge of death. Death is very useful to literature, as it creates plot twists, suspense, mysteries, and emotional effects in narrations. But more importantly, stories about death seem to have an existential impo...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autres auteurs: | , |
| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
| Publié: |
Newcastle upon Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2014.
|
| Sujets: | |
| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | Death is an inevitable, yet mysterious event. Fiction is one way to imagine and gain knowledge of death. Death is very useful to literature, as it creates plot twists, suspense, mysteries, and emotional effects in narrations. But more importantly, stories about death seem to have an existential importance to our lives. Stories provide fictional encounters with death and give meaning for both death and life. Thus, death is more than a physical or psychological experience in literature; it also ... |
|---|---|
| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781443859943 144385994X 1443856789 9781443856782 |