Death in Literature (Hardcover, Unabridged edition)

Death is an inevitable, yet mysterious event. Fiction is one way to imagine and gain knowledge of death. Death is very useful to literature, as it creates plot twists, suspense, mysteries, and emotional effects in narrations. But more importantly, stories about death seem to have an existential importance to our lives. Stories provide fictional encounters with death and give meaning for both death and life. Thus, death is more than a physical or psychological experience in literature; it also highlights existential questions concerning humanity and storytelling. This volume, entitled Death in Literature, approaches death by examining the narratives and spectacles of death, dying and mortality in different literary genres. The articles consider literary representations of death from ancient Rome to the Netherlands today, and explore ways of dealing with death and dying. The discussions also transcend the boundaries of literature by studying literary representations of such socially relevant and death-related issues as euthanasia and suicide. The articles offer a broad perspective on death's role in literature as well as literature's role in the social and cultural debates about death.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2014
First published:	July 2014
Editors:	Outi Hakola • Sari Kivistoe
Dimensions:	212 x 148 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - With dust jacket
Pages:	317
Edition:	Unabridged edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4438-5678-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General
LSN:	1-4438-5678-9
Barcode:	9781443856782

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