| Daphne Du Maurier: Writing, Identity and the Gothic Imagination 1998 Edition Contributor(s): Horner, A. (Author), Zlosnik, S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312211465 ISBN-13: 9780312211462 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1998 Annotation: This book is the first full-length evaluation of du Maurier's fiction and the first critical study of du Maurier as a Gothic writer. Using the most recent work in Gothic and gender studies, the authors enter the current debate on the nature of female Gothic and raise questions about du Maurier's relationship to such a tradition. They demonstrate that using recognizable popular forms, she was able to explore through Gothic writing the anxieties of modernity in the kind of fiction many people find accessible. This, they claim, explains the compulsive quality of her best novels and their enduring popularity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Gothic & Romance - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory - Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 823.912 |
| LCCN: 97031890 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.78" W x 8.8" (1.06 lbs) 235 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Daphne du Maurier: Writing, Identity and the Gothic Imagination is the first full-length evaluation of du Maurier's fiction and the first critical study of du Maurier as a Gothic writer. Horner and Zlosnik argue that the fears at the heart of du Maurier's Gothic fictions reflect both personal and broader cultural anxieties concerning sexual and social identity. Using the most recent work in Gothic and gender studies they enter the current debate on the nature of Female Gothic and raise questions about du Maurier's relationship to such a tradition. |