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Women's Gothic
E.j. Clery
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Description for Women's Gothic
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Female writers of the Gothic were hell-raisers in more than one sense: not only did they specialize in evoking scenes of horror, cruelty, and supernaturalism, but in doing so they exploded the literary conventions of the day, and laid claim to realms of the imagination hitherto reserved for men. They were rewarded with popular success, large profits, and even critical adulation. E.J. Clery’s acclaimed study tells the strange but true story of women’s gothic. She identifies contemporary fascination with the operation of the passions and the example of the great tragic actress Sarah Siddons as enabling factors, and then examines ... Read more
Female writers of the Gothic were hell-raisers in more than one sense: not only did they specialize in evoking scenes of horror, cruelty, and supernaturalism, but in doing so they exploded the literary conventions of the day, and laid claim to realms of the imagination hitherto reserved for men. They were rewarded with popular success, large profits, and even critical adulation. E.J. Clery’s acclaimed study tells the strange but true story of women’s gothic. She identifies contemporary fascination with the operation of the passions and the example of the great tragic actress Sarah Siddons as enabling factors, and then examines ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Northcote House Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780746311448
SKU
V9780746311448
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Ref
99-42
Reviews for Women's Gothic
‘..extremely readable and informative .. Concise, jargon-free and economically priced, the book would be an excellent addition to any undergraduate course on the Female Gothic.’ Gothic Studies ‘This is a timely study on the worth of women’s Gothic writing… the study could prove very useful to the student of social history.’ The Lecturer