Gothic by Fred Botting

Gothic by 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.

Botting, Fred: - Fred Botting has taught English Literature, Critical Theory, Film and Cultural Studies at the Universities of Lancaster, Keele and Cardiff. 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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ISBN 13	9780415092197
ISBN 10	0415092191
Titel	Gothic
Autor	Fred Botting
Serie	The New Critical Idiom
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	1995-11-23
Seitenanzahl	224
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