{"product_id":"nordic-gothic-9781526163950","title":"Nordic Gothic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNordic Gothic \u003c\/i\u003etraces Gothic fiction in the Nordic region from its beginnings in the nineteenth century, with a main focus on the development of Gothic from the 1990s onwards in literature, film, TV and new media. The volume gives an overview of Nordic Gothic fiction in relation to transnational developments and provides a number of case studies and in-depth analyses of individual narratives. It creates an understanding of this under-researched cultural phenomenon by showing how the narratives make visible cultural anxieties haunting the Nordic countries, their welfare systems, identities and ideologies. \u003ci\u003eNordic Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e examines how figures from Nordic folklore function as metaphorical expressions of Gothic themes and Nordic settings are explored from perspectives such as ecocriticism and postcolonialism. The book will be of interest to researchers and post- and- undergraduate students in various fields within the Humanities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of figures\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1 The past that haunts the present: the rise of Nordic Gothic - Yvonne Leffler \u0026amp; Johan Höglund\u003cbr\u003e2 Two Nordic Gothic icons: Hans Christian Andersen and Selma Lagerlöf - Maria Holmgren Troy \u0026amp; Sofia Wijkmark\u003cbr\u003e3 Swedish Gothic and the demise of the welfare state - Sofia Wijkmark\u003cbr\u003e4 Nordic Gothic crime: places and spaces in Johan Theorin's Öland quartet series - Yvonne Leffler\u003cbr\u003e5 ‘The Chosen Ones’: Sara B. Elfgren and Mats Strandberg's teenage witch trilogy - Maria Holmgren Troy\u003cbr\u003e6 Nordic troll Gothic - Sofia Wijkmark\u003cbr\u003e7 Indigenous hauntings: Nordic Gothic and colonialism - Johan Höglund\u003cbr\u003e8 Lost (and gained) in translation: Nordic Gothic and transcultural adaptation - Maria Holmgren Troy\u003cbr\u003e9 Nordic Gothic new media - Johan Höglund\u003cbr\u003eAppendix: Nordic Gothic fiction\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041030472023,"sku":"9781526163950","price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526163950.jpg?v=1750948670","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/nordic-gothic-9781526163950","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}