Dead Hands
| Author | : Katherine Rowe |
| Publisher | : Stanford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 304 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0804733856 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780804733854 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Dead Hands by : Katherine Rowe
Download or read book Dead Hands written by Katherine Rowe and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dead Hands traces the fascinating career of a curious imaginative device: the wandering, disembodied, or ghostly hand. Dexterously threading historical, theoretical, and formalist questions, the author situates this familiar gothic convention in its rich literary and intellectual contexts, from early modern English drama through American fiction.
