Death and Representation

by Elisabeth Bronfen and Sarah Webster Goodwin

Death is a subject of increasing interest in virtually all academic disciplines, yet there is surprisingly little theoretical work on the representation of death in literary contexts. Death and Representation offers a unique collection of international and interdisciplinary essays, rich in cultural perspectives but sharing a relatively common vocabulary. It provides models for a number of interrelated approaches--including psychoanalytic,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801846277
• ISBN13: 9780801846274
• Release Date: December 1993
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.0"