Gothic Shakespeares by John Drakakis

Gothic Shakespeares by John Drakakis

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In Gothic Shakespeares, Shakespeare is considered alongside major Gothic texts and writers - from Horace Walpole, Ann Radcliffe, Matthew Lewis and Mary Shelley, up to and including contemporary Gothic fiction and horror film. This volume offers a highly original and truly provocative account of Gothic reformulations of Shakespeare, and Shakespeare’s significance to the Gothic.

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Gothic Shakespeares by John Drakakis

In Gothic Shakespeares, Shakespeare is considered alongside major Gothic texts and writers - from Horace Walpole, Ann Radcliffe, Matthew Lewis and Mary Shelley, up to and including contemporary Gothic fiction and horror film. This volume offers a highly original and truly provocative account of Gothic reformulations of Shakespeare, and Shakespeares significance to the Gothic.

'..[T]he book will most certainly be of use to Shakespearean and eighteenth-century scholars and is well worth the read. Gothic Shakespeares is a pioneering foray into a vast landscape of topics; hopefully further discussions will ensue.' - Peter Paolucci, York University

John Drakakis is Professor in the Department of English, University of Stirling. He has published articles, chapters and books on a wide variety of literature, drama, critical theory and cultural studies. He is also the series editor for Routledge's 'New Critical Idiom series'. Dale Townshend is Lecturer in Gothic and Romantic Literature in the Department of English, University of Stirling. He has published many articles and co-edited several books on the Gothic.
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ISBN 13 9780415420679
ISBN 10 0415420679
Title Gothic Shakespeares
Author John Drakakis
Series Accents On Shakespeare
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 2008-12-01
Number of pages 261
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.