| Gothic Incest: Gender, Sexuality and Transgression Contributor(s): Diplacidi, Jenny (Author) |
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ISBN: 1526148110 ISBN-13: 9781526148117 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $29.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Gothic & Romance - Social Science | Gender Studies - Literary Criticism | European - General |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.80 lbs) 312 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first full-length study of incest in the Gothic genre, this book argues that Gothic writers resisted the power structures of their society through incestuous desires. It provides interdisciplinary readings of incest within father-daughter, sibling, mother-son, cousin and uncle-niece relationships in texts by authors including Emily Brontė, Eliza Parsons, Ann Radcliffe and Eleanor Sleath. The analyses, underpinned by historical, literary and cultural contexts, reveal that the incest thematic allowed writers to explore a range of related sexual, social and legal concerns. Through representations of incest, Gothic writers modelled alternative agencies, sexualities and family structures that remain relevant today. |