The Gothic Vision: Three Centuries of Horror, Terror and Fear

by Dani Cavallaro

Overview

The Gothic Vision examines a broad range of tales of horror, terror, the uncanny and the supernatural, spanning the late-eighteenth century to the present, and of related theoretical approaches to the realm of dark writing. It argues that such narratives are objects for historical analysis, due to their implication in specific ideologies, while also focusing on the recurrence over time of themes of physical and psychological disintegration, spectrality and monstrosity. This is an excellent overview of a genre that is increasingly studied in literature, film, and cultural studies courses.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826456014
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	08/27/2002
Pages:	242
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

Dani Cavallaro is a freelance writer specializing in literary studies, critical and cultural theory and the visual arts. Her publications include The Gothic Vision, Critical and Cultural Theory and Cyberpunk and Cyberculture.

Table of Contents

IntroductionThe Frame of Reference: Theoretical Debates on Horror, Terror and FearPart I: DarknessIntroduction1. Dark Places2. Dark Times3. Dark PsychesPart II: HauntingIntroduction4. The Rhetoric of Haunting5. Spectral Forms6. Haunting SettingsPart III: Narative and the SelfIntroduction7. Words and Visions8. Textual Identities9. Storytelling as TherapyPart IV: Child and AdultIntroduction10. Families11. The Abandoned Child12. Childhood and OthernessPart V: MonstrosityIntroduction13. Vampires14. Hybrid and Grotesque Bodies15. The AbjectEpilogue

Editorial Reviews

Mentioned, Todays Books 'Book Register', June 2006--Sanford Lakoff

'If you are into horror, death and destruction, this is a must...this volume will tell you all you need to know about the rhetoric of horror. An invaluable and fascinating book for students' The Lecturer

'A thorough, well-written overview of Gothic literature from the publication of Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto (1764) to the present (Stephen King, Anne Rice, Patrick McGrath). I would use it as a compulsory text for undergraduates.' Anne Williams, Professor of English, University of Georgia

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