The Uncanny - in Magic Realist, and Postmodern Literature
Summary
An enquiry into the nature of the uncanny in literature, opting for a revision of the fixed meaning Sigmund Freud has granted the concept of Das Unheimliche, which has often been taken as the conventional reading of the term. Guided by two case studies, one in the genre of magic realism (De Komst van Joachim Stiller by Hubert Lampo), and one Postmodernist (House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski). Relating to the studies of Cvetan Todorov and Sigmund Freud.