The Victorian Gothic : : An Edinburgh Companion / / Andrew Smith, William Hughes.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Smith, Andrew,; Hughes, William,
• MitwirkendeR: Brantlinger, Patrick,; Davison, Carol Margaret,; Franklin, Caroline,; Franklin, Michael J.,; Freeman, Nick,; Horner, Avril,; Hughes, William,; Hurley, Kelly,; Killeen, Jarlath,; Long Hoeveler, Diane,; Margree, Victoria,; Randall, Bryony,; Smith, Andrew,; Talairach-Vielmas, Laurence,; Thomas, Ardel,; Willis, Martin,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Edinburgh Companions to the Gothic : ECG
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (272 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgements --; Introduction: Locating the Victorian Gothic --; 1. Victorian Realism and the Gothic: Objects of Terror Transformed --; 2. Sensation Fiction: A Peep Behind the Veil --; 3. Victorian Gothic Pulp Fiction --; 4. Victorian Gothic Drama --; 5. Victorian Gothic Poetry: The Corpse’s [a] Text --; 6. The Victorian Ghost Story --; 7. Victorian Gothic and National Identity: Cross-Channel ‘Mysteries’ --; 8. The Victorian Gothic and Gender --; 9. Queer Victorian Gothic --; 10. Victorian Gothic Death --; 11. Science and the Gothic --; 12. Victorian Medicine and the Gothic --; 13. Imperial Gothic --; 14. Fin-de-siècle Gothic --; Bibliography --; Notes on Contributors --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780748654970; 9783110780468
• DOI: 10.1515/9780748654970
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Andrew Smith, William Hughes.

The first multi-disciplinary scholarly consideration of the Victorian GothicGBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup(['ISBN:9780748691166','ISBN:9780748642496','ISBN:9780748654970']);These 14 chapters, each written by an acknowledged expert in the field, provide an invaluable insight into the complex and various Gothic forms of the nineteenth century. Covering a range of diverse contexts, the chapters focus on science, medicine, Queer theory, imperialism, nationalism, and gender. Together with further chapters on the ghost story, realism, the fin de siècle, pulp fictions, sensation fiction, and the Victorian way of death, the Companion provides the most complete overview of the Victorian Gothic to date.The book is an essential resource for students and scholars working on the Gothic, Victorian literature and culture, and critical theory.Key FeaturesFirst multi-authored thorough exploration of the Victorian GothicOriginal research in all chaptersSets the agenda for future scholarship in the field"