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Narrating Death

The Limit of Literature

Daniel Jernigan editor Michelle Wang editor Walter Wadiak editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:17th Oct '18

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Drawing on literary and visual texts spanning from the twelfth century to the present, this volume of essays explores what happens when narratives try to push the boundaries of what can be said about death.

"The editors offer a valuable, singular study probing strategies for negotiating the unknowable passage from life to death as depicted in a diverse range of international literary classics. Emphasizing aesthetic devices and philosophical underpinings used by authors of each literary classic chosen, the conception of death as a passage exposes the limits and transformative qualities of death, that ‘uncrossable border.’ This is a major study certain to inspire scholars to pursue further examinations of this most universal of journeys."

-- James Fisher, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

ISBN: 9781138360365

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 468g

212 pages