Botting, Fred,

Gothic / Fred Botting. - 2nd edition. - 224 pages ; 20 cm. - The new critical idiom . - New critical idiom. .

Previous edition: 1996.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Already one of the definitive books covering the popular field of gothic studies, this new edition offers a wealth of new material on the subject: two new chapters plot the genre's major developments through the 20th and into the 21st century, identifying key texts and contexts, and charting crucial relationships with cognate genres in literature, popular culture and media (from modernism to romance, cinema, horror, SF and postmodernism).

Specialized.

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Horror tales, English--History and criticism--Theory, etc.
Horror tales, American--History and criticism--Theory, etc.
Gothic revival (Literature)--English-speaking countries.
Literary form.
Literature.
Literature.

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