Beyond reason: revising the place of literature in theories of the uncanny

The psychoanalytic fixation in seeking to validate 'the real' has long overlooked various key components in theories of the uncanny as they relate to literature. The goal of the present study is to reaffirm the roles of uncertainty, ambiguity, and the purposeful lack of closure in the expe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Anderson, Wesley
Other Authors: Higgins, John
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22935