A new companion to the Gothic / / edited by David Punter

• Pubblicazione: Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (549 p.)
• Disciplina: 823/.0872909
• Soggetto topico: Horror tales, English - History and criticism; Gothic revival (Literature) - English-speaking countries; Psychoanalysis and literature - English-speaking countries; Horror tales, American - History and criticism; Psychological fiction - History and criticism; Ghost stories - History and criticism
• Altri autori: PunterDavid
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Gothic backgrounds -- pt. 2. The original Gothic -- pt. 3. Nineteenth- and twentieth-century transformations -- pt. 4. Gothic theory and genre -- pt. 5. The globalization of Gothic -- pt. 6. The continuing debate.
• Sommario/riassunto: The thoroughly expanded and updated New Companion to the Gothic, provides a series of stimulating insights into Gothic writing, its history and genealogy. The addition of 12 new essays and a section on 'Global Gothic' reflects the direction Gothic criticism has taken over the last decade. Many of the original essays have been revised to reflect current debates Offers comprehensive coverage of criticism of the Gothic and of the various theoretical approaches it has inspired and spawned Features important and original essays by leading scholars in the field
• Titolo autorizzato: A new companion to the Gothic
• ISBN: 1-4443-5493-0; 1-118-39617-0; 1-78268-543-X; 1-283-43570-5; 9786613435705; 1-4443-5495-7; 1-4443-5492-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814908003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Blackwell companions to literature and culture ; ; 79.