The Gothic
The New Critical Idiom
Fred Botting
ISBN: | 9780415132299 |
Publisher: | Routledge |
Published: | 31 December, 1995 |
Format: | Hardcover |
Links | Australian Libraries (Trove) |
The Gothic
The New Critical Idiom
Fred Botting
Tailored specifically for students new to the daunting field of literary theory, Fred Botting's Gothic is a clear and welcome introduction to the study of this compelling genre. This lucid, easy-to-follow guide: * Explains the transformations of the genre through history * Outlines all the major figures which define the genre, such as ghosts, monsters and vampires * Charts key texts over two centuries * Traces origins of the form * Looks at the cultural and historical location of gothic images and texts * Provides a succinct introduction to the field which is also an excellent foundation for further study.
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