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Contemporary Spanish Gothic
Ann Davies
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Description for Contemporary Spanish Gothic
Hardback. Contemporary Spanish Gothic is the first book to study how the Gothic mode intersects with cultural production in Spain today, considering some of the ways in which such production feeds off and simultaneously feeds into Gothic production more widely. BIC Classification: 1DS; APFA; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
With the success of novels such as The Shadow of the Wind and films such as The Others, contemporary Spanish culture has contributed a great deal to the imagery and experience of the Gothic, although contributions of this sort are not always recognised as being specifically Spanish in origin. Contemporary Spanish Gothic is the first book to study how the Gothic mode intersects with cultural production in Spain today, considering some of the ways in which such production feeds off and simultaneously feeds into Gothic production more widely. Examining the works of writers and filmmakers like Carlos Ruiz Zaf n, ... Read more
With the success of novels such as The Shadow of the Wind and films such as The Others, contemporary Spanish culture has contributed a great deal to the imagery and experience of the Gothic, although contributions of this sort are not always recognised as being specifically Spanish in origin. Contemporary Spanish Gothic is the first book to study how the Gothic mode intersects with cultural production in Spain today, considering some of the ways in which such production feeds off and simultaneously feeds into Gothic production more widely. Examining the works of writers and filmmakers like Carlos Ruiz Zaf n, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781474402996
SKU
V9781474402996
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99-5
About Ann Davies
Ann Davies is Chair of Spanish at the University of Stirling. She has written various articles on contemporary Spanish cinema and on the work of Guillermo del Toro.
Reviews for Contemporary Spanish Gothic
Whether it be considering Goya biopics, the import of the mad science tradition or the transnational appeal of the haunted house narrative, Contemporary Spanish Gothic remains lucid and persuasive throughout. Davies's path-opening and commanding book constitutes an inspiring first questioning of the national specificity of the contemporary Gothic in Spain.
Dr Xavier Aldana Reyes, Manchester Metropolitan University ... Read more
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