Includes bibliographical references (pages [145]-151) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: A poetics of descent -- Subterranean noises -- A nomad in a land of settlers -- Points of no return -- The nightmare of the unknowable -- Captivating the reader -- The perverse originality of literature proper -- The cosmopolitan's uncanny duplicity -- Extra Mœnia Flammantia Mundi: satire, fantasy, and the critic's laughter -- Conclusion: Premature burials.
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