European Gothic: A Spirited Exchange 1760-1960

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Avril Horner
Manchester University Press, Nov 9, 2002 - Literary Criticism - 260 pages
The only collection to concentrate on the European Gothic - writing in English, French, German, Russian and Spanish. Charts the rich process of cross-fertilisation, especially regarding Anglo-French exchanges in the development of the Gothic novel. Emphasises the importance of the impact of translation on the development of the Gothic novel. Uses a variety of critical perspectives to reassess the work of authors such as Clara Reeve, Sophia Lee, Charlotte Smith, Ann Radcliffe, Matthew Lewis, Charles Maturin, Coleridge, Mary Shelley, Jan Potocki, Balzac, Dostoevesky, Gaston Leroux and Djuna Barnes. Offers a fresh way of thinking about Gothic lineages and histories.

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Contents

Introduction AVRIL HORNER1
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cultural misappropriation and
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Matthew Lewiss
39
Enlightenment automata and
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Melmoths journey to France
71
the Catholic other in Horace Walpole
84
European Gothic and nineteenthcentury Russian literature
104
British romantic drama and
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historical
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representations
161
embedded narrative and
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abjection and revelation
204
French fiction and Djuna Barness
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Index252
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Avril Horner is Professor of English and Director of the European Studies Research Institute at the University of Salford.

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