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280 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780801453694
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication date: 10 April 2015
Description
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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280 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780801453694
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication date: 10 April 2015
Description
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...