Gothic
Price: $21.95
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-09219-7
- Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 23rd November 1995
- Pages: 216
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About the Book
Tailored specifically for students new to the daunting field of literary theory, Fred Botting's Gothic is a clear and welcome introduction to the study of this compelling genre. This lucid, easy-to-follow guide:* Explains the transformations of the genre through history
* Outlines all the major figures which define the genre, such as ghosts, monsters and vampires
* Charts key texts over two centuries
* Traces origins of the form
* Looks at the cultural and historical location of gothic images and texts
* Provides a succinct introduction to the field which is also an excellent foundation for further study.