The Handbook To Gothic Literature
Marie . Ed(S): Mulvey-Roberts
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Description for The Handbook To Gothic Literature
Paperback. What do we mean by the term "Gothic"? How does it differ from such classifications as "terror" and "horror" and where do its parameters lie? This volume seeks to answer these questions through a variety of short essays. It looks at the national characteristics of Gothic. Editor(s): Mulvey-Roberts, Marie. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
What do we mean by the term 'Gothic'? How does it differ from such classifications as 'terror' and 'horror' and where do its parameters lie? In an attempt to define such an elusive term, this A-Z unearths the terminologies associated with Gothic through a variety of short essays written by leading scholars. Not only does it plot the national characteristics of Gothic as in the French school of terror, Frenetique to American Gothic, but it also spans the period from Ann Radcliffe to Anne Rice.
What do we mean by the term 'Gothic'? How does it differ from such classifications as 'terror' and 'horror' and where do its parameters lie? In an attempt to define such an elusive term, this A-Z unearths the terminologies associated with Gothic through a variety of short essays written by leading scholars. Not only does it plot the national characteristics of Gothic as in the French school of terror, Frenetique to American Gothic, but it also spans the period from Ann Radcliffe to Anne Rice.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
294
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333670699
SKU
V9780333670699
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99-15
About Marie . Ed(S): Mulvey-Roberts
LUCIE ARMITT Lecturer in English, University of Wales, Bangor CLIVE BLOOM Reader in English, Middlesex University, London FRED BOTTING Lecturer in English, Lancaster University ELIZABETH BRONFEN Professor of English, Zurich University STEVEN BRUHM Associate Professor in English, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia CHARLES BUTLER Lecturer in Literary Studies, University of the West of England, Bristol AMARYLL BEATRICE CHANADY ... Read more
Reviews for The Handbook To Gothic Literature
'Not just another handbook, this volume will be of great benefit to those interested in literary Gothicism...Mulvey-Roberts deserves congratulations for magisterial editing...A must for all types of libraries.' - B.F. Fisher, Choice 'Not just another handbook, this volume will be of great benefit to those interested in literary Gothicism...The editor has distinguished herself as a leading specialist ... Read more