Maxine meets Windust ("Make it literary")

[Fiona Shnapple]

On Frye's _Anatomy of Criticism_

The Third Essay is an amazing read that can shine a bright light on some of
the questions we've raised about BE, including the use of symbolism and
imagery, and also the "romance" in Maxine's sexual encounters.

In the Demonic Imagery Frye section references 1984, with the Inferno, No
Exit, and Darkness at Noon (147).
There are many editions of the book out there. Here I am using the 1990
paperback edition 0691012989




 "The central themes of demonic imagery is parody, the mocking of the
exuberant play of art by suggesting its imitation in terms of 'real life'."

The demonic erotic relation becomes a fierce destructive passion that works
against loyalty or frustrates the one who possesses it. It is generally
symbolized by a harlot, witch, siren, or other tantalizing female, a
physical object of desire which is sought as a possession and therefore can
never be possessed. The demonic parody of marriage, or the union of two
souls in one flesh, may take the form of hermaphroditism, incest (the most
common form), or homosexuality. The social relation is that of the mob,
which is essentially human society looking for a *pharmakos*, and the mob
is often identified with some sinister animal image such as the hydra,
Virgil's Fama, or its development in Spenser's Blatant Beast.


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