Literature and Fascination

by Sibylle Baumbach

Exploring literary fascination as a key concept of aesthetic attraction, this book illuminates the ways in which literary texts are designed, presented, and received. Detailed case studies include texts by William Shakespeare, S.T. Coleridge, Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Oscar Wilde, Joseph Conrad, Don DeLillo, and Ian McEwan.

Genres: Nonfiction

326 pages, Hardcover

First published July 29, 2015

Reviews

[Sophia · Rating 4 out of 5]

My thesis supervisor recommended it for my research, I think it was very useful, and indeed, fascinating.