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Gothic Documents: A Sourcebook 1700–18
Emma (Ed) Clery
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Description for Gothic Documents: A Sourcebook 1700–18
Paperback. In the 1790s, Britain was struck by a reading revolution, a taste for terror fiction that seemed to know no bounds. How is it that the age of Enlightenment gave rise to the genre of the literary ghost story? "Gothic Documents" seeks to answer this and other questions. Editor(s): Clery, E. J.; Miles, Robert. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
How is it that the age of Enlightenment gave rise to the genre of the literary ghost story? What did the term 'Gothic' mean, when Horace Walpole used it in the subtitle of his experimental novel The Castle of Otranto? How did a type of writing which broke. Based on intensive research, it demonstrates the importance of a historical understanding of the genre, and will be influential in the development of Gothic studies.. It is prestigious and timely: Gothic is a highly active research area and has a growing presence in the university syllabus.. Clery and Miles are well-respected and ... Read more
How is it that the age of Enlightenment gave rise to the genre of the literary ghost story? What did the term 'Gothic' mean, when Horace Walpole used it in the subtitle of his experimental novel The Castle of Otranto? How did a type of writing which broke. Based on intensive research, it demonstrates the importance of a historical understanding of the genre, and will be influential in the development of Gothic studies.. It is prestigious and timely: Gothic is a highly active research area and has a growing presence in the university syllabus.. Clery and Miles are well-respected and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Weight
475g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719040276
SKU
V9780719040276
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About Emma (Ed) Clery
Emma Clery is a British Academy Research Fellow at Sheffield Hallam University. Robert Miles is a Reader in English at Sheffield Hallam University -- .
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