Gothic forms of feminine fictions

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Synopsis
Gothic forms of feminine fictions is a study of the powers of the Gothic in late twentieth-century fiction and film. Susanne Becker argues that the Gothic, two hundred years after it emerged, exhibits renewed vitality in our media age with its obsession for stimulation and excitement.Today's globalised entertainment culture, relying on soaps, reality TV shows, celebrity and excess, is reflected in the emotional trajectory of the Gothic's violence, eroticism and sentimental excess.Gothic forms of feminine fictions discusses a wide range of anglophone Gothic romances, from the classics through pulp fictions to a postmodern Gothica. This timely and original study is a major contribution to gender and genre theory as well as cultural criticism of the contemporary. It will appeal to scholars in a wide range of fields and become essential for students of the Gothic, contemporary fiction – particularly Alice Munro and Margaret Atwood – and popular culture.
Copyright:
1998

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
352 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781526125378
Related ISBNs:
9780719053313, 9780719053313, 9780719053313
Publisher:
Manchester University Press
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Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Romance, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies, Language Arts
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Bookshare Staff
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