{"product_id":"decadent-daughters-and-monstrous-mothers-9780719076718","title":"Decadent Daughters and Monstrous Mothers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDecadent daughters and monstrous mothers interrogates Angela Carterâs feminist politics through the lens of European Gothic. It illuminates her ambivalent relation to her European literary forebears, reveals her rich knowledge of French literature and offers fresh insights into her literary practices afforded by newly available archival material. -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMunford’s attention to detail in her dissection of these works and discussion of how Carter’s textual practice reveals the mechanics of European Gothic fantasies and allusions is admirable and makes for a fascinating read. Her inclusion within the monograph shortlist for the Allan Lloyd Smith prize is well-deserved., Donna Mitchell, The Gothic Imagination, University of Stirling, 2 July 2015 -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Angela Carter and European Gothic\u003cbr\u003e1. Sleeping Beauty and the Sadeian Gothic \u003cbr\u003e2. Poe, Baudelaire and the decomposing muse\u003cbr\u003e3. Dolls, dreams and mad queens\u003cbr\u003e4. Daddy’s girls and the Gothic fiction of maternity\u003cbr\u003eAfterword: The Museum of dust\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884273774935,"sku":"9780719076718","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/decadent-daughters-and-monstrous-mothers-9780719076718","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}