The Victorian gothic : an Edinburgh companion

Author(s)

• Smith, Andrew
• Hughes, William

Bibliographic Information

The Victorian gothic : an Edinburgh companion

edited by Andrew Smith and William Hughes

Edinburgh University Press, c2012

• : hardback

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [234]-250) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The first multi-disciplinary scholarly consideration of the Victorian Gothic These 14 chapters, each written by an acknowledged expert in the field, provide an invaluable insight into the complex and various Gothic forms of the nineteenth century. Covering a range of diverse contexts, the chapters focus on science, medicine, Queer theory, imperialism, nationalism, and gender. Together with further chapters on the ghost story, realism, the fin de siecle, pulp fictions, sensation fiction, and the Victorian way of death, the Companion provides the most complete overview of the Victorian Gothic to date. The book is an essential resource for students and scholars working on the Gothic, Victorian literature and culture, and critical theory. Key Features *First multi-authored thorough exploration of the Victorian Gothic *Original research in all chapters *Sets the agenda for future scholarship in the field *Pedagogically aware Key Words Victorian, Gothic, Science, Gender, Nationalism, Death, Supernatural, Ghost, Death

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgements
• Notes on Contributors
• Introduction: Locating the Victorian Gothic - Andrew Smith and William Hughes
• Realism and the Victorian Gothic: Objects of Terror Transformed - Martin Willis
• Sensation Fiction: A Peep Behind the Veil - Laurence Talairach-Vielmas
• Victorian Gothic Pulp Fiction - Jarlath Killeen
• Victorian Gothic Drama - Diane Long Hoeveler
• Victorian Gothic poetry: The Corpse's Text - Caroline Franklin and Michael Franklin
• The Victorian Ghost Story - Nick Freeman
• Victorian Gothic and National Identity - Avril Horner
• The Victorian Gothic and Gender - Carol Margaret Davison
• Queer Victorian Gothic - Ardel Thomas
• Victorian Gothic Death - Andrew Smith
• Science and the Gothic - Kelly Hurley
• Victorian Medicine and the Gothic -William Hughes
• Imperial Gothic - Patrick Brantlinger
• Fin de Siecle Gothic - Vicky Margree and Bryony Randall
• Index.

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• NCID: BB09057369
• ISBN:
  • 9780748642496
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Edinburgh
• Pages/Volumes: vi, 258 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 823.08729
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Gothic fiction (Literary genre), English -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism