Descrizione
A cura di I. BruschiSix short stories having ghosts and other mysterious presences as their common topic, which are particular and recurring elements of anglophone literature.
Taken from top-level writers, such as J. S. Le Fanu, C. Dickens, B. Stoker, A. B. Edwards, A. Bierce, W. W. Jacobs, the stories are pervaded by gothic atmospheres and sinister and disquieting figures, typical features of the irrational and supernatural realm.
Beside the authors’ biographies, extensions on short stories and ghost stories and on historical-cultural aspects connected to the contents of the short stories are found in this book.
Teacher's Resources available online: Answer Key - Transcripts - Summing-up Activities
Sei storie che hanno come soggetto comune i fantasmi e altre presenze misteriose, elementi peculiari e piuttosto ricorrenti della letteratura anglofona.
Tratte da autori di grande livello, come J. S. Le Fanu, C. Dickens, B. Stoker, A. B. Edwards, A. Bierce, W. W. Jacobs, le storie sono tutte pervase da atmosfere gotiche e ricche di figure inquietanti e sinistre, tipiche caratteristiche del regno dell’irrazionale e del soprannaturale.
Oltre alle biografie degli autori sono presenti schede sulle short stories e ghost stories e su aspetti storico-culturali collegati ai contenuti dei vari racconti.
Indice
Introduction5Amelia B. Edwards9The Phantom Coach11Extension: The conception of gender in Victorian England27Charles Dickens29To be taken with a Grain of Salt31Extension: Dickens the reformer45J. Sheridan Le Fanu47Dickon the devil49Extension: Famous ghosts and haunted places (I)65Bram Stoker67The Judge’s House69Extension: Old dark houses91Ambrose Bierce93The Moonlit Road95Extension: Famous ghosts and haunted places (II)107W.W. Jacobs109The Monkey’s Paw111Extension: The British Empire in India126
Dettagli
EditoreEdiscoPagine132ISBN9788844116996Anno2024