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Spectral Lights: Six Masters of the English Ghost Story

Dejan Ognjanović

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Description:Spectral Lights is a study of the major works of the ghost story’s most skilled practitioners, devoted to the ghost story as it flourished to an incomparable variety, range, and quality within English literature between the mid-19th and mid-20th century. In this first volume, author and critic Dejan Ognjanović analyzes the work of Sheridan Le Fanu, Vernon Lee, Henry James, M. R. James, Algernon Blackwood, and Robert Aickman in his in-depth, scholarly study written in an easily understandable style, augmented by detailed analyses of some of the best ghost stories ever written. We analyze how Sheridan Le Fanu originated the classical ghost story and matured into one of its supreme authors. We reveal the unsung mastery of Vernon Lee and explain why her art-themed ghost stories are the pinnacles of this subgenre. We dive deep into Henry James’s quintessential ghost novella “The Turn of the Screw”, uncovering the essential issues of the form reflected in it. We display M. R. James as an undisputed master of subtly evoked chills, but also a worthy theoretician of these stories’ content and craft. We demonstrate how Algernon Blackwood enriched the ghost story with his intellectual and mystical speculations, opening it up for undreamt potentials. And finally, we delve deep into the mysteries of Robert Aickman’s stories, unveiling how the rich national tradition and profound personal originality were joined to produce his uniquely puzzling tales.With a new Foreword by Ramsey Campbell and laced with moody interior illustrations by Aleksandra Devic and the spooky covers by Ivica Stevanovic, this is a book which has a wealth of insights to offer both to novices and to seasoned connoisseurs.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Spectral Lights: Six Masters of the English Ghost Story. To get started finding Spectral Lights: Six Masters of the English Ghost Story, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 313

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Chiroptera Press

Release: 2025

ISBN: 1963887093

Description: Spectral Lights is a study of the major works of the ghost story’s most skilled practitioners, devoted to the ghost story as it flourished to an incomparable variety, range, and quality within English literature between the mid-19th and mid-20th century. In this first volume, author and critic Dejan Ognjanović analyzes the work of Sheridan Le Fanu, Vernon Lee, Henry James, M. R. James, Algernon Blackwood, and Robert Aickman in his in-depth, scholarly study written in an easily understandable style, augmented by detailed analyses of some of the best ghost stories ever written. We analyze how Sheridan Le Fanu originated the classical ghost story and matured into one of its supreme authors. We reveal the unsung mastery of Vernon Lee and explain why her art-themed ghost stories are the pinnacles of this subgenre. We dive deep into Henry James’s quintessential ghost novella “The Turn of the Screw”, uncovering the essential issues of the form reflected in it. We display M. R. James as an undisputed master of subtly evoked chills, but also a worthy theoretician of these stories’ content and craft. We demonstrate how Algernon Blackwood enriched the ghost story with his intellectual and mystical speculations, opening it up for undreamt potentials. And finally, we delve deep into the mysteries of Robert Aickman’s stories, unveiling how the rich national tradition and profound personal originality were joined to produce his uniquely puzzling tales.With a new Foreword by Ramsey Campbell and laced with moody interior illustrations by Aleksandra Devic and the spooky covers by Ivica Stevanovic, this is a book which has a wealth of insights to offer both to novices and to seasoned connoisseurs.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Spectral Lights: Six Masters of the English Ghost Story. To get started finding Spectral Lights: Six Masters of the English Ghost Story, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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