The vigil between literary life and death: The Case Of Shirley Jackson

The objective of the present text is to help elucidate questions regarding the alleged lack of recognition and the consequent oblivion of North American writer Shirley Jackson by the critics, the media, the Academy, and the reading public, considering the events that took place since her death in 1...

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Main Author: Gustavo Vargas Choen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul 2015-08-01
Series:Revista de Estudos Literários da UEMS - REVELL
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Online Access:https://periodicosonline.uems.br/index.php/REV/article/view/314
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description The objective of the present text is to help elucidate questions regarding the alleged lack of recognition and the consequent oblivion of North American writer Shirley Jackson by the critics, the media, the Academy, and the reading public, considering the events that took place since her death in 1965. In order to do so, carefully selected information is presented in order to aid in the proposed goal. These data reflect the main activities, in diverse arenas, that involve the writer and her works in recent times. These pieces of evidence are approached through an argumentative analysis and an informed commentary is made in light of new discoveries.
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spelling doaj.art-261dd1fa9a4d47b2940e79936fcdb3e22023-06-08T18:02:51ZengUniversidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do SulRevista de Estudos Literários da UEMS - REVELL2179-44562015-08-0112The vigil between literary life and death: The Case Of Shirley JacksonGustavo Vargas Choen0UFRGS The objective of the present text is to help elucidate questions regarding the alleged lack of recognition and the consequent oblivion of North American writer Shirley Jackson by the critics, the media, the Academy, and the reading public, considering the events that took place since her death in 1965. In order to do so, carefully selected information is presented in order to aid in the proposed goal. These data reflect the main activities, in diverse arenas, that involve the writer and her works in recent times. These pieces of evidence are approached through an argumentative analysis and an informed commentary is made in light of new discoveries. https://periodicosonline.uems.br/index.php/REV/article/view/314Shirley Jacksonmedialiterary criticism
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