The Taboo
Auteur: Harold Bloom, Blake Hobby, Sterling Professor of Humanities Harold Bloom
Nombre de pages: 292 pages
ISBN: 1438131054, 9781438131054
Edition: Infobase Publishing
Date de publication: Infobase Publishing
Description: From a Polynesian word meaning 'prohibition', a taboo is a social more that should not be broken by society's participants, for doing so can mean punishment. This book discusses the role of the taboo in Howl, Lolita, Lord of the Flies, The Miller's Tale, and many more works.