Queering Gothic in the Romantic Age
Max Fincher
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Paperback. This book argues that Gothic writing of the Romantic period is queer. Using a variety of texts, it argues that contemporary queer theory can help us to read the obliqueness and invisibility of same-sex desire in a culture of vigilance. Fincher shows how the Gothic's ambivalent gender politics destabilize heteronormative narratives. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBD; DSBF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
This book argues that Gothic writing of the Romantic period is queer. Using a variety of texts, it argues that contemporary queer theory can help us to read the obliqueness and invisibility of same-sex desire in a culture of vigilance. Fincher shows how the Gothic's ambivalent gender politics destabilize heteronormative narratives.
This book argues that Gothic writing of the Romantic period is queer. Using a variety of texts, it argues that contemporary queer theory can help us to read the obliqueness and invisibility of same-sex desire in a culture of vigilance. Fincher shows how the Gothic's ambivalent gender politics destabilize heteronormative narratives.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
Number of Pages
205
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349281206
SKU
V9781349281206
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About Max Fincher
MAX FINCHER gained his PhD from King's College London, UK, where he taught on women's writing and the Gothic. He has written articles and reviews on Gothic and queer studies for Gothic Studies, Film Quarterly and the Times Literary Supplement. His research interests are in the history of sexuality, queer studies and Romanticism.
Reviews for Queering Gothic in the Romantic Age
'Queering Gothic in the Romantic Age makes a significant scholarly contribution to romanticism, the Gothic, and Queer Theory. Fincher's thought-provoking analysis of male-authored Gothic texts provides an important starting point for a reassessment of how reading queerly can illuminate the Gothic tradition.' - Professor Andrew Smith, University of Glamorgan, Wales, UK 'Fincher's study is imaginative, bold and ... Read more