%0 Journal Article
%T Mirror – A Reflection of the Evolution of the 19th Century Fantastic Tales
%A Wandzioch, Magdalena
%J Cahiers ERTA
%V 2018
%R 10.4467/23538953CE.18.014.9129
%N Numéro 15  La (r)évolution
%P 57-74
%K mirror, reflection, threshold, fantastic
%@ 2300-4681
%D 2018
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/cahiers-erta/article/miroir-reflet-de-levolution-du-conte-fantastique-au-xixe-siecle
%X The motif of mirror often appears in the 19th century fantastic tales. It performs there various functions, such as a possessor of knowledge, a malicious object, a place where living being meets revenant, the threshold of the real world and the beyond. The manner in which the motif of mirror is presented reflects how the 19th century fantastic tales evolve.