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Baroque horrors : roots of the fantastic in the age of curiosities / David R. Castillo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Castillo, David R., 1967-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Spanish literature--Classical period, 1500-1700--History and criticism.
- Spanish literature.
- Baroque literature--History and criticism.
- Baroque literature.
- Horror in literature.
- Fear--History.
- Fear.
- Fear--Political aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (194 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Exploring the historical roots of horror in the modern age.
- Contents:
- Introduction: a taste for the macabre in the age of curiosities
- Miscellanea: the garden of curiosities and macabre theater
- Sins of our fathers (and spouses): the preternatural in baroque exemplary tales
- Zayas' bodyworks: protogothic moral pornography or a baroque trap for the gaze
- Monsters from the deep: Lozano's La cueva de Hercules and the politics of horror.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-63911-0
- 9786612639111
- 0-472-02668-2
- OCLC:
- 655257454
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