Key Concepts in the Gothic

William Hughes (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

224 Seiten

2018
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4744-0552-2 (ISBN)

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An essential quick-reference book for students of Gothic literature, theatre and literary theory'Key Concepts in the Gothic' provides a one-stop resource which details and defines, in accessible language, those contexts essential for the study of the Gothic in all periods and media. The volume is divided into three sections: Concepts and Terms; Theories of the Gothic; and Key Fictional Texts. Bibliographies are provided with the last two sections. The book clearly explains the critical terms from 'Ab-human' to 'Zombie' as well as the main theories, including ecocriticism, queer theory and Postcolonial theory, which any student of the Gothic is likely to encounter. This book will be a reliable companion for students of the genre from school and through university.Key FeaturesCovers the Gothic from the eighteenth century to the presentProvides a comprehensive survey not just of movements and theories but also of the essential terminology used in Gothic StudiesA reference work for those working with genres inflected by the Gothic, such as Romanticism, theatre studies and crime writingProvides a readily accessible resource for developing further research

William Hughes is Professor of Medical Humanities and Gothic Literature at Bath Spa University. He is the author, editor or co-editor of eighteen books, including That Devil's Trick: Hypnotism and the Victorian Popular Imagination (2016), Dracula: A Reader's Guide to Essential Criticism (2008), and Beyond Dracula: Bram Stoker's Fiction and its Cultural Context (2000) as well as the collections Ecogothic (2013), The Victorian Gothic (2012), and Queering the Gothic (2009), co-edited with Andrew Smith.

Erscheinungsdatum	13.06.2018
Reihe/Serie	Key Concepts in Literature
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-4744-0552-5 / 1474405525
ISBN-13	978-1-4744-0552-2 / 9781474405522
Zustand	Neuware