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Gothic, 2nd Edition

Author: Fred Botting   Series: The New Critical Idiom

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ISBN / EAN: 9780415831727
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Summary

This enduringly popular book has become a classic in the expanding and increasingly popular field of Gothic Studies. This long awaited new edition contains a new chapter on ‘Contemporary Gothic’, an expanded section on American Gothic and more discussion of the gothic in women’s film and writing througout the book.

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This enduringly popular book has become a classic in the expanding and increasingly popular field of Gothic Studies. This long awaited new edition contains a new chapter on ‘Contemporary Gothic’, an expanded section on American Gothic and more discussion of the gothic in women’s film and writing throughout the book. It is also updated in relation to media and technology with further discussion of stage sensations and photography as well as engaging with all major texts and criticism since initial publication in 1995.

With the added benefit of series features such as a glossary and annotated further reading section, this remains the ideal guide to the Gothic.

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Critic Reviews

“Praise for first edition: 'Elegant and streamlined, a miracle of compression.' - Gothic Studies 'An accessible and affordable book that will undoubtedly prove an indispensable addition to both Romantic and Victorian reading lists.' - TLS 'A welcome addition to new historicist theory.' - Essays in Criticism 'The returns on reading this book are enormous.' - In-between: Essays and Studies in Literary Criticism”

Praise for first edition:

'Elegant and streamlined, a miracle of compression.' - Gothic Studies

'An accessible and affordable book that will undoubtedly prove an indispensable addition to both Romantic and Victorian reading lists.' - TLS

'A welcome addition to new historicist theory.' - Essays in Criticism

'The returns on reading this book are enormous.' - In-between: Essays and Studies in Literary Criticism

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About the Author

Fred Botting is Professor English Literature And Creative Writing at Kingston University, UK. He has written extensively on Gothic fictions, and on theory, film and cultural forms. His current research projects include work on fiction and film dealing with figures of horror - zombies in particular - and on spectrality, the uncanny and sexuality.

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Product Details

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd | Routledge
Published
4th October 2013
Edition
2nd
Pages
240
ISBN
9780415831727

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ISBN / EAN: 9780415831727
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