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Baroque horrors : roots of the fantastic in the age of curiosities /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Castillo, David R., 1967-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2010]
Subjects:
Fear > Political aspects.
Fear > History.
Horror in literature.
Baroque literature > History and criticism.
Spanish literature > Classical period, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: a taste for the macabre in the age of curiosities
  • Miscellanea: the garden of curiosities and macabre theater
  • Sins of our fathers (and spouses): the preternatural in baroque exemplary tales
  • Zayas' bodyworks: protogothic moral pornography or a baroque trap for the gaze
  • Monsters from the deep: Lozano's La cueva de Hercules and the politics of horror.