‘The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ Stevenson’s famous exploration of humanity’s basest capacity for evil, has become synonymous with the idea of a split personality. More than a moral tale, this dark psychological fantasy is also a product of its time, drawing on contemporary theories of class, evolution, criminality, and secret lives. Also in this volume are ‘The Body Snatcher, ‘ which charts the murky underside of Victorian medical practice, and ‘Olalla, ‘ a tale of vampirism and ‘The Beast Within’ which features a beautiful woman at its center.
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Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer, and a leading representative of English literature. He was greatly admired by many authors, including Jorge Luis Borges, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling and Vladimir Nabokov.Most modernist writers dismissed him, however, because he was popular and did not write within their narrow definition of literature. It is only recently that critics have begun to look beyond Stevenson’s popularity and allow him a place in the Western canon.
Língua Inglês ● Formato EPUB ● Páginas 98 ● ISBN 9782322460687 ● Tamanho do arquivo 0.5 MB ● Editora Books on Demand ● Publicado 2022 ● Edição 1 ● Carregável 24 meses ● Moeda EUR ● ID 8661671 ● Proteção contra cópia DRM social