A Story of Perfume

Scented Narratives and Olfactory Journeys

Buch | Hardcover

393 Seiten

2025 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
9781036452100 (ISBN)

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Scent is an ephemeral yet deeply evocative presence - an invisible force shaping memory, identity, and artistic expression. This is a groundbreaking interdisciplinary volume that redefines the role of olfaction in cultural and intellectual discourse. Moving beyond conventional analyses, this collection explores the historical, poetic, and philosophical dimensions of fragrance, tracing its influence on literature, anthropology, psychology, and marketing.Structured into five interwoven sections, the volume examines how scent functions as a literary motif, a marker of personal and collective transformation, and a dynamic agent in the construction of social and aesthetic meaning. From the metaphorical power of fragrance in classical texts to its contemporary implications in branding and sensory design, the contributors offer a nuanced exploration of olfactory culture across time and space.By bringing together scholars from multiple disciplines, this volume positions scent as a crucial element of human experience, shedding new light on its presence in artistic creation, identity formation, and cultural narratives. This volume is an invaluable resource for those interested in sensory studies, literature, cultural history, and the ever-evolving dialogue between perception and storytelling.

Lidia Mihaela Necula is an Assistant Professor in Philology at "Dunărea de Jos" University of Galați, Romania, where she has been teaching since 2003. She earned her doctoral degree in 2010 with a thesis entitled David Lodge: Novel Wor(l)ds and Media(ted) Communication, which critically examines the interplay between literary innovation and mediated communication. Her scholarly expertise spans British Romantic and Victorian literature, postmodern narrative theory, and the interdisciplinary study of cultural representations. At the undergraduate level, she lectures on Romantic poetry and Victorian literary traditions, while her graduate courses in the Literature, Film, and Cultural Representations MA program explore intercultural communication, artistic expression, and the sociocultural dynamics of literary and cinematic spaces. Beyond academia, Dr Necula serves as Editorial Secretary of Cultural Intertexts, a peer–reviewed journal indexed in many academic databases. Her commitment to bridging scholarly and creative realms is further evidenced by her 2015 postmodern novel, Dragonfly Wings (Aripi de libelulă), a literary exploration of love and identity.

Erscheinungsdatum	03.09.2025
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
ISBN-13	9781036452100 / 9781036452100
Zustand	Neuware