Legacies of Plague in Literature, Theory and Film

Legacies of Plague in Literature, Theory and Film
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 237
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ISBN-10 : 9780230235427
ISBN-13 : 0230235425
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Book Synopsis Legacies of Plague in Literature, Theory and Film by : J. Cooke

Download or read book Legacies of Plague in Literature, Theory and Film written by J. Cooke and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-04-14 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an account of the history and continuation of plague as a potent metaphor since the disease ceased to be an epidemic threat in Western Europe, engaging with twentieth-century critiques of fascism, anti-Semitic rhetoric, the Oedipal legacy of psychoanalysis and its reception, and film spectatorship and the zombie genre.


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