The Gothic Tradition in Fiction / / Elizabeth Macandrew.
Traces the appearance and use of certain literary devices through two hundred years, showing that authors writing in the gothic tradition employ the same structures, imagery, and methods of characterization because their works have a common purpose - the exploration of human nature.
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub) |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1979] ©1979 |
| Year of Publication: | 1979 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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| Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Part One. The Shape of Ideas -- Chapter One: Introductory: Gothic Literature-What It Is and Why -- Chapter Two: Characters-The Reflected Self -- Chapter Three: Characters-The Split Personality -- Chapter Four: Setting and Narrative Structure-"Far Other Worlds and Other Seas" -- Part Two. The Continuing Tradition -- Chapter Five: The Victorian Hall of Mirrors -- Epilogue: The Twentieth Century -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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| Summary: | Traces the appearance and use of certain literary devices through two hundred years, showing that authors writing in the gothic tradition employ the same structures, imagery, and methods of characterization because their works have a common purpose - the exploration of human nature. |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9780231894210 9783110442489 |
| DOI: | 10.7312/maca93540 |
| Access: | restricted access |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Elizabeth Macandrew. |