Gothic Vision

Three Centuries of Horror, Terror and Fear

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

Av Dani Cavallaro

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The Gothic Vision examines a broad range of tales of horror, terror, the uncanny and the supernatural, spanning the late eighteenth century to the present, and of related theoretical approaches to the realm of dark writing. Dani Cavallaro argues that such narratives are objects for historical analysis, due to their implication in specific ideologies, while also focusing on the recurrence over time of themes of physical and psychological disintegration, spectrality and monstrosity. Central to the book's argument is the proposition that fear is a ubiquitous phenomenon, capable of awakening consciousness even as it appears to paralyze it.

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Utgivningsdatum2005-05-01
Mått156 x 234 x 13 mm
Vikt384 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor240
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9780826478894

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Introduction; The Frame of Reference: Theoretical Debates on Horror, Terror and Fear; Part I: Darkness; Introduction; 1. Dark Places; 2. Dark Times; 3. Dark Psyches; Part II: Haunting; Introduction; 4. The Rhetoric of Haunting; 5. Spectral Forms; 6. Haunting Settings; Part III: Narrative and the Self; Introduction; 7. Words and Visions; 8. Textual Identities; 9. Storytelling as Therapy; Part IV: Child and Adult; Introduction; 10. Families; 11. The Abandoned Child; 12. Childhood and Otherness; Part V: Monstrosity; Introduction; 13. Vampires; 14. Hybrid and Grotesque Bodies; 15. The Abject; Epilogue

"'If you are into horror, death and destruction, this is a must... this volume will tell you all you need to know about the rhetoric of horror. An invaluable and fascinating book for students' The Lecturer; 'A thorough, well-written overview of Gothic literature from the publication of Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto (1764) to the present (Stephen King, Anne Rice, Patrick McGrath)... I would use it as a compulsory text for undergraduates.' Anne Williams, University of Georgia"