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Description for Gothic
Paperback. .
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 ... Read more
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Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
The New Critical Idiom
Condition
New
Weight
263g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415831727
SKU
V9780415831727
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About Fred Botting
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.
Reviews for Gothic
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: ... Read more