On the Pleasure Derived from Objects of Terror
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On the Pleasure Derived from Objects of Terror is a 1773 essay on gothic literature by Anna Laetitia Aikin.
- ... the apparent delight with which we dwell upon objects of pure terror, where our moral feelings are not in the least concerned, and no passion seems to be excited but the depressing one of fear, is a paradox of the heart, much more difficult of solution. english.upenn.edu
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