Mazes of the Serpent
An Anatomy of Horror Narrative
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19902885 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roger B Salomon (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Pages | 200 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Mazes of the Serpent (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cornell University Press (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.7591/9781501718472 |
| OpenAlex | W4249964499 |
| ISBN | 9781501718472 |
| Open Library | OL33769210M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
In a compact, readable, and accessible book, Roger B. Salomon explores the nature of horror in literature and in life. Rather than minimizing horror by narrowly associating it with psychological drives, persecution, or extremism, he approaches horror through the medium of narrative as a significant and enduring physical and metaphysical reality. Salomon focuses on fictions of horror, including eighteenth-century Gothic and nineteenth-century ghost stories. He does not, however, isolate literary examples from more general human issues, including religious belief. Mazes of the Serpent takes up examples of horror from historical and personal narratives—including battle memoirs and Holocaust testimonies—as Salomon identifies certain common themes and qualities that cross the boundary between fiction and actual human experience
Ancient history · Art · Serpent (symbolism) · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · American Horror tales · English Horror tales · English-speaking countries · History and criticism · Horror tales · Horror tales, history and criticism · Narration (rhetoric) · Popular literature
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |