Folkloric Horror in Medieval Literature

Auteur

Christopher M. Flavin is department chair and professor in the Department of Languages and Literature at Northeastern State University.

Caitlyn Harris is teaching assistant in English at Northeastern State University.

Texte du rabat

Folkloric Horror in Medieval Literature: New Discussions and Approaches focuses on the medieval and early modern precursors of what is now frequently described as Folk Horror and the under examined elements of the genre.

Contenu

Introduction: The Concept of Medieval Folk Horror

Chapter One: The Modern and the Premodern

Chapter Two: Topophobia, Hauntology, and the Monstrous Role of Place

Chapter Three: Faith, Fear, and the Fear of God

Chapter Four: Fear of Ourselves: The Folkloric Dead

Chapter Five: Northern Nights, Ancient Fears

Chapter Six: Horror, Folklore, and the Celtic Fringe

Chapter Seven: Horror Beyond Europe: Fears of the New World

Chapter Eight: The Morality of Fear

Conclusion: The State of the Folkish Field

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