The Gothic Tradition
Published on 26. June 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
130 pages
978-0-521-77732-2 (ISBN)
Description
Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. The gothic influence on modern writers such as Angela Carter, Iain Banks and Stephen King is vivid and great as is the effect on the world of film and rock music. Part of the function of this book is to offer some guidance: not in terms of a fixed or definitive set of Gothic characteristics, but rather in giving a framework for questions and explorations.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 16 to 19 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
201 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-77732-2 (9780521777322)
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Persons
David Stevens is the author of eight other books, including a legal memoir; a reference guide to scholarship on English Renaissance theatre; a stage directing textbook; critical evaluations of fantasy writers J. R. R. Tolkien and Peter S. Beagle; and two textbooks on the game of bridge, one for beginners and one for intermediate players. Details may be found on his website, at https://davstevens.weebly.com/. All are available on www.amazon.com, where he has an author's page.
Content
Introduction; 1. Approaching the gothic tradition; 2. Approaching the texts; 3. Texts and extracts; 4. Critical approaches; 5. How to write about the gothic; 6. Resources.