Interdependence of death and the plot.

• Main Author: Phoong, Kai Wen.
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities::Literature::English
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/44791
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Death has intrigued and even inspired fear in many. Since fiction mimics life, it is no wonder that Death has been a recurrent theme in literature for centuries either. Literatures of the 15th century are no strangers to the theme of death either. However, it was not until recently that death anxiet...