Gothic Writing, 1750-1820: A GenealogyGothic writing has enjoyed a revival in recent years and many lesser-known titles have been republished. In this timely and provocative study Robert Miles uses the tools of modern literary theory and criticism to analyse this very distinctive body of texts. Miles introduces the reader to contexts of Gothic in the eigteenth century including its historical development and its placement within the period's concerns with discourse and gender. |
Contents
what is Gothic? | 1 |
Historicizing the Gothic | 10 |
the Gothic as discourse | 28 |
gender in the Gothic | 46 |
Narratives of nurture | 76 |
Narratives of descent | 97 |
towards the making | 115 |
the Gothic in Northanger Abbey | 133 |
Ann Radcliffes | 149 |
Christabel The Eve of St Agnes | 176 |
Lees Kruitzner and Byrons Werner | 199 |
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Mapping the Subject: Geographies of Cultural Transformation Steve Pile,N. J. Thrift Limited preview - 1995 |
Collecting in Contemporary Practice Professor Susan Pearce,Susan M. Pearce No preview available - 1997 |