UNNAMEABLE THINGS. THE POETICS OF OMISSION IN BRITISH GHOST STORIES
British ghost stories are full of various omissions: vague and incomplete descriptions, ‘gaps’ in the plot when the reader can only guess what is going on, and all kinds of formulae like ‘too frightful to be described’. These instances of ‘incomplete’ information help to create a fictional world whe...
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Marina Sokolova Publishings
2020-09-01
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| Series: | Russian Linguistic Bulletin |
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| Online Access: | http://rulb.org/wp-content/uploads/wpem/pdf_compilations/3(23)/129-132.pdf |