Beyond reason: revising the place of literature in theories of the uncanny

The psychoanalytic fixation in seeking to validate 'the real' has long overlooked various key components in theories of the uncanny as they relate to literature. The goal of the present study is to reaffirm the roles of uncertainty, ambiguity, and the purposeful lack of closure in the experience of the uncanny, features which will come to form an integral part of a new theory.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of English Language and Literature

Year dc:date.issued

2016

Author dc:creator

• Anderson, Wesley

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Higgins, John

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22935

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/22935