Folkloric Horror in Medieval Literature - New Discussions and Approaches

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.

List of contents

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
Bibliography
About the Contributors

About the author

Caitlyn Harris is teaching assistant in English at Northeastern State University.Christopher M. Flavin is department chair and professor in the Department of Languages and Literature at Northeastern State University.

Product details

• Authors: Caitlyn Harris, Christopher M Flavin, Christopher M Harris Flavin, Christopher M. Flavin, Christopher M. Harris Flavin, Caitlyn Harris, Caitlyn Flavin Harris
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.12.2024
• EAN: 9781666971330
• ISBN: 978-1-66697-133-0
• No. of pages: 174
• Series: Studies in Medieval Literature
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, LITERARY CRITICISM / Horror & Supernatural, Horror & ghost stories, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Horror and supernatural fiction, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)