The Uncanny

by Nicholas Royle and Nicholas Royle

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This is the first book-length study of the uncanny, an important topic for contemporary thinking on literature, film, philosophy, psychoanalysis, feminism and queer history. Much of this importance can be traced back to Freud's extraordinary essay of 1919, 'The Uncanny' (Das Unheimliche).

As a ghostly feeling and concept, however, the uncanny has a complex history going back to at least the Enlightenment. Royle offers a detailed account...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:071905561X

ISBN13:9780719055614

Release Date:February 2003

Publisher:Manchester University Press

Length:352 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Anthropology Criticism & Theory Cultural Education & Reference History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literary Theory Literature Politics & Social Sciences

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