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Total pages original book: 336
Includes a PDF summary of 26 pages
Duration of the summary (audio): 20M12S (5.2 MB)
Description or summary of the audiobook: This guide provides an overview of the most significant issues and debates in Gothic studies. It explains the origins and development of the term Gothic; explores the evolution of the Gothic in both literary and non-literary forms, including art, architecture and film; features authoritative readings of key works, ranging from Horace Walpole's 'The Castle of Otranto' to Bret Easton Ellis' 'American Psycho'; considers recurrent concerns of the Gothic such as persecution and paranoia, key motifs such as the haunted castle, and figures such as the vampire and the monster; and, includes a chronology of key Gothic texts, including fiction and film from the 1760s to the present day, and a comprehensive bibliography.
Other categories, genre or collection: Literary Studies: Fiction, Novelists & Prose Writers, Literary Studies: C 1800 To C 1900, Art Theory, Literary Studies: General