The Reader as Peeping Tom: Nonreciprocal Gazing in Narrative Fiction and Film

by Jeremy Hawthorn

Book Overview

When we read a novel or watch a film, we become Peeping Toms. Spying on fictional characters, we can enjoy observing their private lives and most intimate secrets while safe in the knowledge that they are totally unaware of us. The Reader as Peeping Tom: Nonreciprocal Gazing in Narrative Fiction and Film, by Jeremy Hawthorn, examines the implications of this nonreciprocal relationship by focusing on works in which the relationships between characters...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814252567
• ISBN13: 9780814252567
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"