Ghosts of the Gothic

Austen, Eliot and Lawrence

Judith Wilt (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

326 Seiten

2014
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-61572-1 (ISBN)

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In a fascinating study of what, during the last decade, rekindled an avid readership, Judith Wilt proposes a new theory of Gothic fiction that challenges its reputation as merely a formula to be outgrown or a stock of images for the creation of terror. Emphasizing instead its status as an enduring component of the imagination, she establishes the Gothic as the mothering" form for three other popular genres--detective, historical, and science fiction. Originally published in 1980. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*List of Illustrations, pg. ix*Preface, pg. xi*Introduction: "This Heretic Narrative": Approaches To A Gothic Theoretic, pg. 3*Chapter One: Gothic Fathers: The Castle Of Otranto, The Italian, The Monk, Melmoth The Wanderer, pg. 25*Chapter Two: Gothic Brothers: Frankenstein, The Memoirs and Confessions of A Justified Sinner, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dracula, pg. 62*Introduction: The Gothic Heritage, pg. 99*Chapter Three: Jane Austen: The Anxieties Of Common Life, pg. 121*Chapter Four: George Eliot: The Garment Of Fear, pg. 173*Chapter Five: D. H. Lawrence: Ghosts In The Daylight, pg. 231*Conclusion: A High, Vibrating Place, pg. 293*Index, pg. 305

Erscheint lt. Verlag	14.7.2014
Reihe/Serie	Princeton Legacy Library
Verlagsort	New Jersey
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	567 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-691-61572-1 / 0691615721
ISBN-13	978-0-691-61572-1 / 9780691615721
Zustand	Neuware