Coming In or Going Out? Two Short Stories of Haunted Houses

 

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Author: Longan Phillips, Shirley
Format: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Publication Date:2013
Description:Tales about haunted houses are practically a subgenre in fantastic literature; attempting to find an explanation (if any is to be found) is the main topic of these stories. Two stories with haunted houses are compared and contrasted: “The Open Door” by Charlotte Riddell and “La casa tomada” by Julio Cortázar, taking into consideration the definition of “fantastic” and the “uncertainty” of the active reader by Tzvetan Todorov. The comparison and contrast between the stories will be discussed from three perspectives: the description of the houses, the movement toward the place, and the character of the protagonists. At the end, in both cases there is a change; however, the difference remains in the chances of the reader to solve the mystery.  
Country:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Language:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/12590
Online Access:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rlm/article/view/12590
Access Level:acceso abierto
Keyword:haunted house
fantastic literature
Charlotte Riddel
Julio Cortázar
casa embrujada
literatura fantástica