“The Pantheon of Dreams”

In this paper, I examine Frederic Jameson’s theories of Cultural Capitalism and the Waning of Affect through Mark Z. Danielewski’s 2000 novel, “House of Leaves.” By exploring the novel’s implicit use of mythological archetypes (specifically those found in “The Epic of Gilgamesh,” The Labyrinth and t...

The International Journal of Arts Theory and History

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