Britain and Japan by Kenneth Brown
A Familiar Compound Ghost explores the relationship between allusion and the uncanny in literature. An unexpected echo or quotation in a new text can be compared to the sudden appearance of a ghost or mysterious double, the reanimation of a corpse, or the discovery of an ancient ruin hidden in a modern city. In this scholarly and suggestive study, Brown identifies moments where this affinity between allusion and the uncanny is used by writers to generate a particular textual charge, where uncanny elements are used to flag patterns of allusion and to point to the haunting presence of an earlier work. A Familiar Compound Ghost traces the subtle patterns of connection between texts centuries, even millennia apart, from Greek tragedy and Latin epic, through the plays of Shakespeare and the Victorian novel, to contemporary film, fiction and poetry. Each chapter takes a different uncanny motif as its focus: doubles, ruins, reanimation, ghosts and journeys to the underworld. -- .
Kenneth D. Brown retired in 2009 after forty years at Queen's University, Belfast, where he was Professor of Economic and Social History and Pro-Vice Chancellor. The author of nine books, including The British Toy Industry for Shire and over eighty papers and essays. Brown collects and also makes his own lead soldiers.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780719052910 |
| ISBN 10 | 0719052912 |
| Title | Britain and Japan |
| Author | Kenneth Brown |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Manchester University Press |
| Year published | 1998-01-08 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
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