The Gothic

The Gothic

EnglishPaperback / softback
Punter, David
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
EAN: 9780631220633
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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.
EAN 9780631220633
ISBN 0631220631
Binding Paperback / softback
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Publication date December 2, 2003
Pages 336
Language English
Dimensions 229 x 152 x 25
Country United Kingdom
Authors Byron Glennis; Punter, David
Series Wiley Blackwell Guides to Literature
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