A Specter is Haunting Europe: A Sociohistorical Approach to the Fantastic by Jos

Description: A Specter is Haunting Europe by Jose B. Monleon, José B. Monleón Departing from established structuralist or psychological approaches to the fantastic, Jos Monlecn offers an ideological reading of this literary product of mass culture. In an exploration of the origins and development of the fantastic, Monlecn traces the relation of reason to unreason in light of three distinct events that influenced capitalist t FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Departing from established structuralist or psychological approaches to the fantastic, Jos Monlecn offers an ideological reading of this literary product of mass culture. In an exploration of the origins and development of the fantastic, Monlecn traces the relation of reason to unreason in light of three distinct events that influenced capitalist thinking: the French Revolution, the uprisings of 1848, and the Bolshevik Revolution. The fantastic, Monlecn argues, reflected social tensions and produced a cultural space in which to appropriate fears brought on by the revolutions--to tame the "specter" mentioned by Marx and Engels in The Communist Manifesto. At the same time the fantastic helped carve in Europe a defense of order through the introduction of unreason as a viable discourse. Monlecn pays particular attention to the development of the fantastic in Spain, whose unique economic and cultural conditions form a distinct background against which to test his paradigm for the development of the genre in the rest of Europe.This study touches upon a wide range of works, including those by Bcquer, BazNBn, Galdcs, Alarccn, Maupassant, Shelley, Poe, and James, as well as etchings by Goya. Originally published in 1990. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Table of Contents *FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. v*PREFACE, pg. vii*ONE. Introduction, pg. 1*TWO. 1789: The Dream of Reason, pg. 21*THREE. 1848: The Assault on Reason, pg. 49*FOUR. 1917: The Eclipse of Reason, pg. 81*FIVE. Shadows, pg. 104*SIX. Epilogue: Saturn Devouring His Children, pg. 136*Notes, pg. 141*Bibliography, pg. 157*Index, pg. 171 Review "Monleon has clearly demonstrated that even the relatively rigid definitions of fantastic ... are open to wide variation in their application to works if literature."--Canadian Review of Comparative Literature Long Description Departing from established structuralist or psychological approaches to the fantastic, Jos Monlecn offers an ideological reading of this literary product of mass culture. In an exploration of the origins and development of the fantastic, Monlecn traces the relation of reason to unreason in light of three distinct events that influenced capitalist thinking: the French Revolution, the uprisings of 1848, and the Bolshevik Revolution. The fantastic, Monlecn argues, reflected social tensions and produced a cultural space in which to appropriate fears brought on by the revolutions--to tame the "specter" mentioned by Marx and Engels in The Communist Manifesto. At the same time the fantastic helped carve in Europe a defense of order through the introduction of unreason as a viable discourse. Monlecn pays particular attention to the development of the fantastic in Spain, whose unique economic and cultural conditions form a distinct background against which to test his paradigm for the development of the genre in the rest of Europe.This study touches upon a wide range of works, including those by Bcquer, BazNBn, Galdcs, Alarccn, Maupassant, Shelley, Poe, and James, as well as etchings by Goya. Originally published in 1990. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Review Quote "Monleon has clearly demonstrated that even the relatively rigid definitions of fantastic . . . are open to wide variation in their application to works if literature."-- Canadian Review of Comparative Literature Details ISBN0691607869 Author José B. Monleón Publisher Princeton University Press Series Princeton Legacy Library Year 2014 ISBN-10 0691607869 ISBN-13 9780691607863 Format Paperback Imprint Princeton University Press Subtitle A Sociohistorical Approach to the Fantastic Place of Publication New Jersey Country of Publication United States Birth 1950 Illustrations black & white illustrations Short Title SPECTER IS HAUNTING EUROPE Language English Media Book Pages 188 DEWEY 809.38766 Translated from English Series Number 1115 UK Release Date 2014-07-14 Publication Date 2014-07-14 NZ Release Date 2014-07-14 US Release Date 2014-07-14 Alternative 9780691636382 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2014-09-22 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161687829;

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