Christian Livermore

When the Dead Rise

Narratives of the Revenant, from the Middle Ages to the Present Day

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Produktbeschreibung

A survey of the motif of the revenant, showing how medieval themes and motifs persist today.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9781843845768
• ISBN-10: 1843845768
• Artikelnr.: 59640656

Autorenporträt

CHRISTIAN LIVERMORE gained her PhD in medieval English literature and creative writing from the University of St Andrews.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: 'The Graves
All Gaping Wide
Every One Lets Forth His Sprite' The Corpse in Christianity: The Dead
Mostly Dead and Very Special Dead The Religious Revenant The Corpse as Admonition
Art and Bogeyman The Reformed Revenant The Dead Rise - in Literature Conclusion Envoi: In the time of plague Bibliography Index