01587nam a2200325 a 4500 EDZ0000076985 StDuBDS 20150804193931.0 m||||||||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 110110s2011 enk fo 001 0 eng d 9780191723537 (ebook) : No price StDuBDS StDuBDS PQ643 843.087330903 22 Chesters, Timothy, 1976- Ghost stories in late Renaissance France [electronic resource] : walking by night / Timothy Chesters. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. 1 online resource. Oxford modern languages and literature monographs This work describes the ideological, intellectual, and literary role of ghost stories in late Renaissance France. It takes in prominent literary figures as well as lesser known tracts and pamphlets to shed light on the beliefs, fears, and desires of a period on the threshold of modernity. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed Jan. 12, 2011). Ghost stories, French History and criticism. Literature and society France History 16th century. French fiction 16th century History and criticism. Print version 9780199599806 Oxford modern languages and literature monographs. Oxford scholarship online http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199599806.001.0001 37309 37309