| Gothic Writing 1750-1820 Contributor(s): Miles, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0719060095 ISBN-13: 9780719060090 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $36.05 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2002 Annotation: In this provocative study, Robert Miles uses the tools of modern literary theory and criticism to analyze this very distinctive body of text. Miles introduces the reader to contexts of Gothic in the 18th Century, including its historical development and its placement within discourse and gender concerns of the period. By drawing extensively on the ideas of Michel Foucault to establish a genealogy, he brings Gothic writing in from the margins of 'popular fiction', resituating it at the center of debate about Romanticism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Gothic & Romance - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Modern - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 820.91 |
| LCCN: 2002019039 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.42" W x 8.62" (0.76 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Gothic writing has enjoyed a revival in recent years and many lesser-known titles have been republished. In this timely and provocative study Robert Miles uses the tools of modern literary theory and criticism to analyse this very distinctive body of texts. Miles introduces the reader to contexts of Gothic in the eigteenth century including its historical development and its placement within the period's concerns with discourse and gender. By using texts ranging from sensational novels such as The Monk and The Mysteries of Udolpho, poetic variations on Gothic by Coleridge, Shelley and Keats, to satirical works on the theme by Jane Austen, Miles presents an intriguing overview of Gothic literature. By drawing extensively on the ideas of Michel Foucault to establish a genealogy he brings Gothic writing in from the margins of 'popular fiction', resituating it at the centre of debate about Romanticism. |