Weird Beyond Description: Weird Fiction and the Suspicion of Scenery

This paper uses Algernon Blackwood's weird tale “The Willows” (1907) to argue that the genre of weird fiction is characterized by a disproportionate investment in descriptive modes of writing. The weird tale's fascination with description contravenes narratology and conventional reading pr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Victorian studies 2020-01, Vol.62 (2), p.244-252
1. Verfasser:	Miller, John MacNeill
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	American literature Analysis Blackwood, Algernon Criticism and interpretation Description (Rhetoric) Fiction Genre Lovecraft, H P (1890-1937) Narratology Novels Ontology Speculative fiction Storytelling Works Writers
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