In telling a story one of the most successful.... : Quote by Ernst Jentsch

“ In telling a story one of the most successful devices for easily creating uncanny effects is to leave the reader in uncertainty whether a particular figure in the story is a human being or an automaton and to do it in such a way that his attention is not focused directly upon his uncertainty, so that he may not be led to go into the matter and clear it up immediately. ”

Ernst Jentsch
  • From : Zur Psychologie des Unheimlichen
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