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Folkloric Horror in Medieval Literature
New Discussions and Approaches
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Folkloric Horror in Medieval Literature
New Discussions and Approaches
About this book
Folkloric Horror in Medieval Literature: New Discussions and Approaches focuses on the medieval and early modern precursors of what is now frequently described as Folk Horror. Part of the argument staged in this book stems from an observation that much of what is currently excluded from the conversation about folk horror, if not all horror generally, could be considered folkloric or folkloresque in many cases and would be worthy of inclusion in the discussion. The argument here is that the recurrent use of medieval literature and tropes as elements of the modern Folk Horror revival in the late twentieth and twenty-first centuries stems in part from a modern repulsion and fascination with the premodern. It is also an outgrowth of traditional narrative fascinations with the abject and the rejected sense of past and place which is present in recognizable forms in premodern literatures globally.
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Yes, you can access Folkloric Horror in Medieval Literature by Christopher M. Flavin,Caitlyn Harris in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Literature & Folklore & Mythic Literary Criticism. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Series
- Title
- Copyright
- Editor’s Note
- Contents
- Introduction: The Concept of Medieval Folk Horror
- 1 The Modern and the Premodern Folk
- 2 Topophobia, Hauntology, and the Monstrous Role of Place
- 3 Faith, Fear, and the Fear of God
- 4 Fear of Ourselves: The Folkloric Dead
- 5 Northern Nights and Ancient Fears: The Permeation of Ancient Scandinavian Trolls in Modern Fantasy and Folk Horror
- 6 Horror, Folklore, and the Celtic Fringe
- 7 Fears of the New World
- 8 The Morality of Fear
- Conclusion: The State of the Folkish Field
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Contributors