The Coherence of Gothic Conventions

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Synopsis

First published in 1986, The Coherence of Gothic Conventions makes the case that the Gothic in English literature has been marked by a distinctive and highly influential set of ambitions about relations of meaning. Through readings of classic Gothic authors as well as of De Quincey and the Brontës, Sedgwick links the most characteristic thematic conventions of the Gothic firmly and usably to the genre’s radical claims for representation. The introduction clarifies the connection between the linguistic or epistemological argument of the Gothic and its epochal crystallization of modern gender and modern homophobia. This book will be of interest to students of literature, cultural studies and psychology.

Book details

Series:
Routledge Revivals
Author:
Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
ISBN:
9781000797657
Related ISBNs:
9781032386485, 9781003346128, 9781032386560
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
189
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2023-02-15
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
1986
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Horror, Language Arts, Literature and Fiction, Romance