Mazes of the Serpent
An Anatomy of Horror Narrative
Cornell University Press · Print & ebook · October 1, 2002
In a compact, readable, and accessible book, Roger B. Salomon explores the nature of horror in literature and in life.
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- Who it’s for
- Roger B. Salomon examines horror across literary fictions and narratives of human experience.
- Genres
- Horror Lit Crit, Gothic & Romance Lit Crit
- Published
- Cornell University Press, October 1, 2002
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In a compact, readable, and accessible book, Roger B. Salomon explores the nature of horror in literature and in life. Rather than minimizing horror by narrowly associating it with psychological drives, persecution, or extremism, he approaches horror through the medium of narrative as a significant and enduring physical and metaphysical reality. Salomon focuses on fictions of horror, including eighteenth-century Gothic and nineteenth-century ghost stories.
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He does not, however, isolate literary examples from more general human issues, including religious belief. Mazes of the Serpent takes up examples of horror from historical and personal narratives?including battle memoirs and Holocaust testimonies?as Salomon identifies certain common themes and qualities that cross the boundary between fiction and actual human experience.
Horror Across Narratives
Roger B. Salomon examines horror across literary fictions and narratives of human experience.
Come here for
- Eighteenth-century Gothic and nineteenth-century ghost stories
- Battle memoirs and Holocaust testimonies
Expect
- Attention to religious belief and wider human concerns
- A look at themes crossing fiction and lived experience
Where it sits
| Horror Lit Crit | 98% |
|---|---|
| Gothic & Romance Lit Crit | 65% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Gothic & Romance Lit Crit
- Horror Lit Crit
- Authors
- Roger B. Salomon
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Published
- October 1, 2002
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Gothic & Romance Lit Crit