European Gothic: A Spirited Exchange 1760-1960Avril Horner 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. |
Contents
Introduction AVRIL HORNER1 | 1 |
cultural misappropriation and | 17 |
Matthew Lewiss | 39 |
Enlightenment automata and | 55 |
Melmoths journey to France | 71 |
the Catholic other in Horace Walpole | 84 |
European Gothic and nineteenthcentury Russian literature | 104 |
British romantic drama and | 128 |
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