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Record Nr.

UNINA9910970273303321

Titolo

Gothic writers : a critical and bibliographical guide / / edited by Douglass H. Thomson, Jack G. Voller, and Frederick S. Frank

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn. : , : Greenwood Press, , 2002

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024

ISBN

9798400658570

9786610708246

9781280708244

1280708247

9780313006913

0313006911

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (535 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ThomsonDouglass H

VollerJack G

FrankFrederick S

Disciplina

809/.91

Soggetti

Gothic fiction (Literary genre) - History and criticism

Gothic fiction (Literary genre)

Horror tales - History and criticism

Horror tales

Fantasy fiction - History and criticism

Fantasy fiction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [457]-468) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; JOHN AIKIN (1747- 1822) ANNA LAETITIA AIKIN BARBAULD (1743- 1825); WILLIAM HARRISON AINSWORTH (1805- 1882); UEDA AKINARI (1734- 1809); GERTRUDE ATHERTON (1857- 1948); MARGARET ATWOOD (1939- ); JANE AUSTEN AND THE NORTHANGER NOVELISTS (Lawrence Flammenberg [Karl Friedrich Kahlert], Carl Grosse, Francis Lathom, Eliza Parsons, Regina Maria Roche, and Eleanor Sleath); FRANÇOIS THOMAS MARIE de BACULARD d'ARNAUD (1718- 1805); WILLIAM BECKFORD (1760- 1844); AMBROSE GWINETT BIERCE (1842- 1914?)



CHARLOTTE BRONTE  ̈(1816- 1855) EMILY BRONTE  ̈(1818- 1848)CHARLES BROCKDEN BROWN (1771- 1810); EDWARD BULWER-LYTTON (1803- 1873); WILKIE COLLINS (1824- 1889); CHARLOTTE DACRE [ROSA MATILDA] (1771/ 1772?- 1825); CHARLES DICKENS (1812- 1870); FRANÇOIS GUILLAUME DUCRAY- DUMINIL (1761- 1819); MARY WILKINS FREEMAN (1852- 1930); WILLIAM GODWIN (1756- 1836); GOTHIC CHAPBOOKS, BLUEBOOKS, AND SHORT STORIES IN THE MAGAZINES (1790- 1820); GOTHIC DRAMA (1768- 1830); NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE (1804- 1864); E[RNST] T[HEODOR] A[ MADEUS] HOFFMANN (1776- 1822); JAMES HOGG (1770- 1835)

WASHINGTON IRVING (1783- 1859)HENRY JAMES (1843- 1916); STEPHEN KING (1947- ); IZUMI KYOKA (1873- 1939); D. H. LAWRENCE (1885- 1930); SOPHIA LEE (1750- 1824); JOSEPH SHERIDAN LE FANU (1814- 1873); MATTHEW GREGORY "MONK" LEWIS (1775- 1818); GEORGE LIPPARD (1822- 1854); H[OWARD] P[HILLIPS] LOVECRAFT (1890- 1937); ARTHUR MACHEN (1863- 1947); CHARLES ROBERT MATURIN (1782- 1824); HERMAN MELVILLE (1819- 1891); TONI MORRISON (1931- ); JOYCE CAROL OATES (1938- ); FLANNERY O'CONNOR (1925- 1964); VLADIMIR FYODOROVICH ODOEVSKY (1804- 1869); EDGAR ALLAN POE (1809- 1849); JOHN POLIDORI (1795- 1821)

ANN RADCLIFFE (1764- 1823)CLARA REEVE (1729- 1807); COUNT DONATIEN ALPHONSE FRANÇOIS SADE [THE MARQUIS DE SADE] (1740- 1814); FRIEDRICH VON SCHILLER (1759- 1805); SIR WALTER SCOTT (1771- 1832); MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT SHELLEY (1797- 1851); PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY (1792- 1822); CHARLOTTE TURNER SMITH (1749- 1806); ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON (1850- 1894); BRAM STOKER (1847- 1912); LUDWIG TIECK (1773- 1853); HORACE WALPOLE (1717- 1797); TIMELINE OF GOTHIC AUTHORS AND WORKS (1762- 1999); GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CRITICAL SOURCES AND RESOURCES; INDEX OF AUTHORS AND TITLES

INDEX OF CRITICS, EDITORS, AND TRANSLATORSABOUT THE EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS

Sommario/riassunto

With its roots in Romanticism, antiquarianism, and the primacy of the imagination, the Gothic genre originated in the 18th century, flourished in the 19th, and continues to thrive today. This reference is designed to accommodate the critical and bibliographical needs of a broad spectrum of users, from scholars seeking critical assistance to general readers wanting an introduction to the Gothic, its abundant criticism, and the present state of Gothic Studies. The volume includes alphabetically arranged entries on more than 50 Gothic writers from Horace Walpole to Stephen King. Entries for Russian, Japanese, French, and German writers give an international scope to the book, while the focus on English and American literature shows the dynamic nature of Gothicism today. Each of the entries is devoted to a particular author or group of authors whose works exhibit Gothic elements, beginning with a primary bibliography of works by the writer, including modern editions. This section is followed by a critical essay, which examines the author's use of Gothic themes, the author's place in the Gothic tradition, and the critical reception of the author's works. The entries close with selected, annotated bibliographies of scholarly studies. The volume concludes with a timeline and a bibliography of the most important broad scholarly works on the Gothic.