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Baroque horrors roots of the fantastic in the age of curiosities

Title
Baroque horrors [electronic resource] : roots of the fantastic in the age of curiosities / David R. Castillo.
Author
Castillo, David R., 1967-
Publication
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2010.

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Description
1 online resource (xv, 177 p.) : ill.
Uniform Title
Baroque horrors (Online)
Alternative Title
Baroque horrors (Online)
Subject
  • Spanish literature > Classical period, 1500-1700 > History and criticism
  • Baroque literature > History and criticism
  • Horror in literature
  • Fear > History
  • Fear > Political aspects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-174) and index.
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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 Hércules and the politics of horror.
LCCN
2009038396
OCLC
ssj0000412492
Author
Castillo, David R., 1967-
Title
Baroque horrors [electronic resource] : roots of the fantastic in the age of curiosities / David R. Castillo.
Imprint
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2010.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-174) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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