The pathology of desire in Daphne du Maurier's short stories / Setara Pracha.

Author/creator Pracha, Setara author.
Format Book
PublicationLanham : Lexington Books, [2023]
Descriptionvii, 261 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents The corpus. Introduction: Corporeality: the conceptual skeleton -- 'The critics will never forgive you for writing Rebecca': repositioning Daphne du Maurier and an anatomy of the short story collections -- The dismembered self. 'Split second' [head] (1980) -- 'The blue lenses' [eyes] (1952) -- 'The lordly ones' [tongue] (1959) -- 'Monte Verit̐ua' [breasts/ yoni] (1952) -- 'The apple tree' [limbs] (1952) -- 'The alibi' [phallus] (1959) -- 'The little photographer' [feet] (1952) -- 'The doll' [body] (1937, 2011) -- A pathology of desire. Reconstructive surgery -- Appendix: The bare bones.
Abstract "The book addresses critical omissions in du Maurier studies by carefully examining her less well-known shorter fiction. The analysis covers nine stories chosen to illustrate how du Maurier employs the diseased, disabled, and maimed human form as a recurrent symbol for social, political, and domestic misalignment"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Pracha, Setara. Pathology of desire in Daphne du Maurier's short stories Lanham : Lexington Books, [2023] 9781666907186
Genre/formCriticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre/formLiterary criticism.
Genre/formLiterary criticism.
LCCN 2022041054
ISBN9781666907179
ISBN1666907170 hardcover
ISBNelectronic book

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