Surprise: The Poetics of the Unexpected from Milton to Austen by Christopher R. Miller

Surprise: The Poetics of the Unexpected from Milton to Austen

Christopher R. Miller

280 pages hardcover

1 edition

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Today, in the era of the spoiler alert, surprise in fiction is primarily associated with an unexpected plot twist, but in earlier usage, the word had darker and more complex meanings. Originally denoting a military ambush or physical assault, surp...

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