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This guide provides an overview of the most significant issues and debates in Gothic studies.

  • Provides an overview of the most significant issues and debates in Gothic studies.
  • Explains the origins and development of the term Gothic.
  • Explores the evolution of the Gothic in both literary and non-literary forms, including art, architecture and film.
  • Features authoritative readings of key works, ranging from Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto to Bret Easton Ellis’s American Psycho.
  • Considers recurrent concerns of the Gothic such as persecution and paranoia, key motifs such as the haunted castle, and figures such as the vampire and the monster.
  • Includes a chronology of key Gothic texts, including fiction and film from the 1760s to the present day, and a comprehensive bibliography.

The Gothic

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 02/12/2003
    ISBN13: 9780631220626, 978-0631220626
    ISBN10: 0631220623

    Number of Pages: 336

    Non Fiction , ELT & Literary Studies , Education

    Description

    This guide provides an overview of the most significant issues and debates in Gothic studies.

    • Provides an overview of the most significant issues and debates in Gothic studies.
    • Explains the origins and development of the term Gothic.
    • Explores the evolution of the Gothic in both literary and non-literary forms, including art, architecture and film.
    • Features authoritative readings of key works, ranging from Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto to Bret Easton Ellis’s American Psycho.
    • Considers recurrent concerns of the Gothic such as persecution and paranoia, key motifs such as the haunted castle, and figures such as the vampire and the monster.
    • Includes a chronology of key Gothic texts, including fiction and film from the 1760s to the present day, and a comprehensive bibliography.

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