The art of mystery : the search for questions /

"The idea of mystery in fiction is a subject as elusive as 'a whispered invitation, a siren song, a flickering light in the distance.' Maud Casey reaches beyond the usual tool kit of fictional elements in pursuit of the ethereal and uncanny to ask: Where does mystery reside in a work...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Casey, Maud (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Graywolf Press, [2018]
Series:Art of series.
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Table of Contents:
  • The Land of Un
  • Unknowing, or The construction of innocence
  • Mystery in character: a secret life with a secret
  • Mystery in character (continued): The uses of discomfort
  • The mystery in imagery
  • Looking out, looking in
  • Hauntings
  • Living in the Land of Un.