Gothic Literature by Andrew Smith
This comprehensive and coherent introduction provides a history of Gothic literature from the eighteenth century to the present day, within and across national borders.
'Gothic Literature is a strong example of the pedagogic textIt gives lucid explanations and extended examples, both from texts that 'everyone does'! and from ones that we don't all know already.' -- Ruth Robbins The Oscholars Lively and accessible...it is an excellent guide to the field and will be an invaluable companion for all undergraduates...looking for a stimulating overview of Gothic writing. It will also be useful for postgraduates and staff who suddenly realise they have gaps in their knowledge. -- Avril Horner, Kingston University Gothic Studies 'Gothic Literature is a strong example of the pedagogic text. It gives lucid explanations and extended examples, both from texts that 'everyone does'! and from ones that we don't all know already.' Lively and accessible...it is an excellent guide to the field and will be an invaluable companion for all undergraduates...looking for a stimulating overview of Gothic writing. It will also be useful for postgraduates and staff who suddenly realise they have gaps in their knowledge.
Andrew Smith is Professor of Nineteenth-Century English Literature at the University of Sheffield, where he co-directs the Centre for the History of the Gothic. He is the author or editor of twenty-six published books including Dickens and the Gothic (2024), Gothic Fiction and the Writing of Trauma, 1914-1934: The Ghosts of World War One (2022; winner of the Allan Lloyd Smith prize), Gothic Death 1740-1914: A Literary History (2016), The Ghost Story 1840-1920: A Cultural History (2010), Gothic Literature (2007; revised 2013), Victorian Demons (2004) and Gothic Radicalism (2000).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780748623709 |
| ISBN 10 | 0748623701 |
| Title | Gothic Literature |
| Author | Andrew Smith |
| Series | Edinburgh Critical Guides To Literature |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
| Year published | 2007-09-13 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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