Literature and fascination. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Sibylle Baumbach.
• Authors: Baumbach, Sibylle
• Contents: Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Literature and Fascination; 2. The Power of Magic and the Fear of Contamination: Fascination in Early (Modern) Literature; 3. Facing the Femme Fatale: The Poetics of Seduction and the Fascination with Storytelling; 4. The Spark of Inspiration: Mesmerism, Electrifying Fiction, and Gothic Fascination; 5. The Anxiety of Influence: Fascination with the Self and the Other; 6. The Gorgon Gazes Back: Contemporary Fascination; 7. The Journey Ahead: Medusamorphic Perspectives; Bibliography; Index
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 809.93384; Literature -- Psychology; Mesmerism in literature; Emotions in literature; Memory in literature; Semiotics & Theory; General; American/General; European/General; Literary studies: poetry & poets; Literature: history & criticism; Literary theory; Literary studies: general
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137538024; 1137538023
• Related ISBNs: 9781137538000
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.