The Victorian gothic : an Edinburgh companion

The Victorian gothic : an Edinburgh companion / edited by Andrew Smith and William Hughes.

These 14 chapters, each written by an acknowledged expert in the field, provide an invaluable insight into the complex and various Gothic forms of the nineteenth century. Covering a range of diverse contexts, the chapters focus on science, medicine, Queer theory, imperialism, nationalism, and gender...

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Other Authors: Smith, Andrew, 1964- (Editor), Hughes, William, 1964- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Gothic fiction (Literary genre), English > History and criticism.
English literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Gothic & Romance.
English literature
Gothic fiction (Literary genre), English
Schauerliteratur
Gothic novel
Englisch
Englisch.
Schauerliteratur.
Gothic novel.
Engelsk litteratur > historia > 1800-talet.
Viktoriansk litteratur.
Gotisk litteratur.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Locating the Victorian Gothic; Chapter 1 Victorian Realism and the Gothic: Objects of Terror Transformed; Chapter 2 Sensation Fiction: A Peep Behind the Veil; Chapter 3 Victorian Gothic Pulp Fiction; Chapter 4 Victorian Gothic Drama; Chapter 5 Victorian Gothic Poetry: The Corpse's [a] Text; Chapter 6 The Victorian Ghost Story; Chapter 7 Victorian Gothic and National Identity: Cross-Channel 'Mysteries'; Chapter 8 The Victorian Gothic and Gender; Chapter 9 Queer Victorian Gothic; Chapter 10 Victorian Gothic Death.

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