Critical Approaches to Fen Gothic Literature

by Gina Wisker

Overview

The book defines and discusses Fen Gothic, an example of regional Gothic inflected by geography, relationships of centre and margins, history, ecology and gender and the perspectives offered by related Gothic critical approaches. Fen Gothic is also understood through local myths, locations, and the historical, supernatural and human issues which are a major concern of work from this region. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781839982033
Publisher:	Anthem Press
Publication date:	04/15/2025
Series:	Anthem Studies in Gothic Literature , #1
Pages:	250
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Gina Wisker has written about and taught Gothic literature for over 30 years. She lives in Cambridge, in the Fens.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Fen Gothic; Historical – Gothic Liminalities. Ghosts, Drowning and Disease; Disinterring Myth and History; Eels, Liminal Places and Ghosts; Divisions, Leaks, Invasions: Families and Houses on the Edge. Conclusion.