Literature and Fascination
Author:   Sibylle Baumbach
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2015
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Pages:   318
Publication Date:   12 August 2015
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Sibylle Baumbach
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2015
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   5.121kg
ISBN:  

9781137538000


ISBN 10:   1137538007
Pages:   318
Publication Date:   12 August 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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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

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Sibylle Baumbach (PhD, LMU Munich; MA, UC Santa Barbara) is Full Professor of English Literature and Culture at the University of Innsbruck. Previously she taught at the universities of Mainz, Warwick, Giessen, and Stanford. She is the author of Shakespeare and the Art of Physiognomy (2008) and editor of Regions of Culture – Regions of Identity (2010).

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