Cosmic horror and liminal nature: A narratological, rhetorical, and psychological reading of the willows by algernon blackwood

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dc.contributorMagíster en Literatura
dc.contributor.advisorThomas Rothe
dc.contributor.genderFemenino
dc.contributor.otherFacultad de Humanidades
dc.contributor.sponsorUniversidad de Playa Ancha Ciencias de la Educación
dc.coverage.spatialChile, Región de Valparaíso, Valparaíso
dc.creatorValdebenito Contreras, Joscelyn Ester
dc.date.accessioned2026-09-01T14:37:06Z
dc.date.available2026-09-01T14:37:06Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThis study explores the representation of cosmic horror in Algernon Blackwood’s The Willows through the description of natural and terrestrial elements that act as sinister and eerie liminal spaces between dimensions. Adopting an interdisciplinary framework, the study combines rhetorical analysis—examining isotopies, chronography, and topography—with narratological perspectives focused on narrative voice, focalization, and the threshold chronotope. A psychological approach is also employed to investigate how these natural elements affect the characters’ perception and emotional experience. By analyzing the symbolic and affective dimensions of the text, this work proposes a new interpretative approach that diverges from previous readings. Ultimately, it aims to demonstrate how The Willows destabilizes the boundary between the human and the non-human, confronting the reader with an indifferent universe where the familiar becomes a source of existential dread.
dc.description.orcid0000-0002-9080-6651
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dc.identifier.sponsorhttps://ror.org/0171wr661
dc.identifier.urihttps://dpl-repositorio.upla.cl/handle/20.500.15012/583
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversidad de Playa Ancha Ciencias de la Educación
dc.rightsAcceso abierto
dc.rights.accessRightshttps://creativecommons.org
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectLiterary analysis
dc.subjectLiterary criticism
dc.subjectShort stories
dc.subjectLiterary style
dc.subjectAnálisis literario
dc.subjectCrítica literaria
dc.subjectCuento
dc.subjectEstilo literario
dc.subject.odsODS: 04
dc.subject.oecd1nHumanities
dc.subject.oecd1nHumanidades
dc.subject.oecd2nLanguages and Literature
dc.subject.oecd2nIdiomas y Literatura (o Lenguas y Literatura)
dc.subject.oecd3nLiterary Studies / Literary Theory
dc.subject.oecd3nEstudios Literarios / Teoría Literaria
dc.titleCosmic horror and liminal nature: A narratological, rhetorical, and psychological reading of the willows by algernon blackwood
dc.typeTesis Magíster

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