ABSTRACT

This enduringly popular book has become a classic in the expanding and increasingly popular field of Gothic Studies. This long awaited new edition contains a new chapter on ‘Contemporary Gothic’, an expanded section on American Gothic and more discussion of the gothic in women’s film and writing throughout the book. It is also updated in relation to media and technology with further discussion of stage sensations and photography as well as engaging with all major texts and criticism since initial publication in 1995.

With the added benefit of series features such as a glossary and annotated further reading section, this remains the ideal guide to the Gothic.

chapter 1|19 pages

Introduction

Negative Aesthetics

chapter 2|21 pages

Gothic Origins

chapter 3|16 pages

Gothic Forms

chapter 4|26 pages

Gothic Writing in the 1790s

chapter 5|21 pages

Romantic Transformations

chapter 6|24 pages

Homely Gothic

chapter 7|19 pages

Gothic Returns in the 1890s

chapter 8|24 pages

Phantomodernisms

chapter 9|32 pages

Consuming Monsters