
The Gothic Novel
A Selection of Critical Essays
Victor Sage(Author)
Red Globe Press
Published on 19. February 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
VII, 183 pages
978-0-333-34480-4 (ISBN)
Description
This volume in the "novels" section of casebooks surveys the rise and development of the Gothic tale of mystery and horror, from the mid-19th century to the eve of the Victorian period. The editor's introduction traces the development of the genre and its relation to contemporary aesthetic and literary movements and assesses the 18th and 19th centuries and the modern critical responses to it. Particular attention is given to the cardinal place in this literary genre of Walpole's "Castle of Otranto", Beckford's "Vathek", Lewis' "The Monk", Ann Radcliffe's "Mysteries of Udolpho" and Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein".
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Series
Edition
1990
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
249 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-34480-4 (9780333344804)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Victor Sage
Content
General Editor's Preface.- Introduction.- PART 1 EARLY CRITICAL COMMENT.- PART 2 TWENTIETH-CENTURY STUDIES.- Select Bibliography.- Notes on Contributors.- Acknowledgements.- Index.