Baroque Horrors : Roots of the Fantastic in the Age of Curiosities.
Title:
Baroque Horrors : Roots of the Fantastic in the Age of Curiosities.
Author:
Castillo, David.
ISBN:
9780472026685
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (194 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: A Taste for the Macabre in the Age of Curiosities -- One - Miscellanea: The Garden of Curiosities and Macabre Theater -- Two - Sins of Our Fathers (and Spouses): The Preternatural in Baroque Exemplary Tales -- Three - Zayas' Bodyworks: Protogothic Moral Pornography or a Baroque Trap for the Gaze -- Four - Monsters from the Deep: Lozano's Le cueva de Hércules and the Politics of Horror -- Afterword -- Works Cited -- Index.
Abstract:
Exploring the historical roots of horror in the modern age.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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