The Transatlantic Gothic Novel and the Law, 1790–1860
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- Hardcover
214 pages
- Release Date
28 December 2010
Summary
Tracing the use of legal themes in the gothic novel, Bridget M. Marshall shows these devices reflect an outpouring of anxiety about the nature of justice. On both sides of the Atlantic, novelists like William Godwin, Mary Shelley, Charles Brockden Brown, and Hannah Crafts question the foundations of the Anglo-American justice system through their portrayals of criminal and judicial procedures and their use of found documents and legal forms as key plot devices. As gothic villains, from Walpol…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780754669951 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0754669955 |
| Author: | Bridget M. Marshall |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 214 |
| Release Date: | 28 December 2010 |
| Weight: | 521g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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Critics Review
‘Marshall’s study deserves to be read by aficionados as wells as new-comers to the genre of the Gothic. Her transnational exploration can serve as an important pointer towards future innovative studies in the field of Gothic criticism.’ Zeitschrift für Anglistik und Amerikanistik
About The Author
Bridget M. Marshall
Bridget M. Marshall is assistant professor of English at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, USA.
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