The Cambridge Companion to Gothic Fiction (Cambridge Companions to Literature)

This book is a wonderful start to anyone wanting to look at the idea of the Gothic. I'm a graduate student in English, and this book has been a great tool in helping me with my course work. The book gives you a good overview of the various types and periods of Gothic, including the more modern topics such as films and video games. It is a good starting off point that can help direct your scholarship in the right direction, as well as making you literate as to what exactly the Gothic is and where it has been. I highly recommend it. Gothic As A Form Of Fiction-making Has Played A Major Role In Western Culture Since The Late Eighteenth Century. Here Fourteen World-class Experts On The Gothic Provide Thorough And Revealing Accounts Of This Haunting-to-horrifying Type Of Fiction From The 1760s (the Decade Of The Castle Of Otranto, The First So-called 'gothic Story') To The End Of The Twentieth Century (an Era Haunted By Filmed And Computerized Gothic Simulations). Along The Way, These Essays Explore The Connections Of Gothic Fictions To Political And Industrial Revolutions, The Realistic Novel, The Theater, Romantic And Post-romantic Poetry, Nationalism And Racism From Europe To America, Colonized And Post-colonial Populations, The Rise Of Film And Other Visual Technologies, The Struggles Between 'high' And 'popular' Culture, Changing Psychological Attitudes Towards Human Identity, Gender And Sexuality, And The Obscure Lines Between Life And Death, Sanity And Madness. The Volume Also Includes A Chronology And Guides To Further Reading. Introduction : The Gothic In Western Culture / Jerrold E. Hogle -- The Genesis Of Gothic Fiction / E.j. Clery -- The 1790s : The Effulgence Of Gothic / Robert Miles -- French And German Gothic : The Beginnings / Terry Hale -- Gothic Fictions And Romantic Writing In Britain / Michael Gamer -- Scottish And Irish Gothic / David Punter -- English Gothic Theatre / Jeffrey N. Cox -- The Victorian Gothic In English Novels And Stories, 1830-1880 / Alison Milbank -- The Rise Of American Gothic / Eric Savoy -- British Gothic Fiction, 1885-1930 / Kelly Hurley -- The Gothic On Screen / Misha Kavka -- Colonial And Postcolonial Gothic : The Caribbean / Lizabeth Paravisini-gebert -- The Contemporary Gothic : Why We Need It / Steven Bruhm -- Aftergothic : Consumption, Machines, And Black Holes / Fred Botting. Edited By Jerrold E. Hogle. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 301-310) And Index. Includes Filmography: P. 311-312. COVER......Page 1 HALF-TITLE......Page 3 SERIES-TITLE......Page 5 TITLE......Page 7 COPYRIGHT......Page 8 CONTENTS......Page 9 FIGURES......Page 11 CONTRIBUTORS......Page 13 PREFACE......Page 17 CHRONOLOGY......Page 19 1 Introduction: the Gothic in western culture......Page 29 NOTES......Page 47 2 The genesis of “Gothic” fiction......Page 49 NOTES......Page 65 3 The 1790s: the effulgence of Gothic......Page 69 NOTES......Page 88 4 French and German Gothic: the beginnings......Page 91 The French sentimental adventure story......Page 92 The Ritter-, Räuber-, and Schauerroman traditions......Page 94 Developments in France, 1789-1820......Page 97 Developments in France, 1821--1830......Page 106 Conclusion......Page 109 NOTES......Page 110 5 Gothic fictions and Romantic writing in Britain......Page 113 NOTES......Page 131 6 Scottish and Irish Gothic......Page 133 NOTES......Page 151 7 English Gothic theatre......Page 153 NOTES......Page 170 8 The Victorian Gothic in English novels and stories, 1830–1880......Page 173 NOTES......Page 192 9 The rise of American Gothic......Page 195 NOTES......Page 215 10 British Gothic fiction, 1885–1930......Page 217 NOTES......Page 234 11 The Gothic on screen......Page 237 Monstrous space......Page 242 Monstrous sexuality......Page 247 Monstrous psychology......Page 251 NOTES......Page 256 12 Colonial and postcolonial Gothic: the Caribbean......Page 257 NOTES......Page 283 13 The contemporary Gothic: why we need it......Page 287 NOTES......Page 302 Doom with a view......Page 305 Paternal figures and the rise of Gothic fiction......Page 310 Gothic times: horror today......Page 313 Love in a void (‘‘it’s so good’’)......Page 321 NOTES......Page 326 Major Gothic texts......Page 329 Major studies of the Gothic......Page 332 Important collections of criticism on the Gothic......Page 337 Bibliographies on the Gothic......Page 338 FILMOGRAPHY......Page 339 INDEX......Page 341 COVER 1 HALF-TITLE 3 SERIES-TITLE 5 TITLE 7 COPYRIGHT 8 CONTENTS 9 FIGURES 11 CONTRIBUTORS 13 PREFACE 17 CHRONOLOGY 19 1 Introduction: the Gothic in western culture 29 NOTES 47 2 The genesis of “Gothic” fiction 49 NOTES 65 3 The 1790s: the effulgence of Gothic 69 NOTES 88 4 French and German Gothic: the beginnings 91 The French sentimental adventure story 92 The Ritter-, Räuber-, and Schauerroman traditions 94 Developments in France, 1789-1820 97 Developments in France, 1821--1830 106 Conclusion 109 NOTES 110 5 Gothic fictions and Romantic writing in Britain 113 NOTES 131 6 Scottish and Irish Gothic 133 NOTES 151 7 English Gothic theatre 153 NOTES 170 8 The Victorian Gothic in English novels and stories, 1830–1880 173 NOTES 192 9 The rise of American Gothic 195 NOTES 215 10 British Gothic fiction, 1885–1930 217 NOTES 234 11 The Gothic on screen 237 Monstrous space 242 Monstrous sexuality 247 Monstrous psychology 251 NOTES 256 12 Colonial and postcolonial Gothic: the Caribbean 257 NOTES 283 13 The contemporary Gothic: why we need it 287 NOTES 302 14 Aftergothic: consumption, machines, and black holes 305 Doom with a view 305 Paternal figures and the rise of Gothic fiction 310 Gothic times: horror today 313 Love in a void (‘‘it’s so good’’) 321 NOTES 326 GUIDE TO FURTHER READING 329 Major Gothic texts 329 Important collections of Gothic writing 332 Major studies of the Gothic 332 Important collections of criticism on the Gothic 337 Bibliographies on the Gothic 338 FILMOGRAPHY 339 INDEX 341 Gothic as a form of fiction-making has played a major role in Western culture since the late eighteenth century. In this 2002 volume, fourteen world-class experts on the Gothic provide thorough and revealing accounts of this haunting-to-horrifying type of fiction from the 1760s (the decade of The Castle of Otranto, the first so-called 'Gothic story') to the end of the twentieth century (an era haunted by filmed and computerized Gothic simulations). Along the way, these essays explore the connections of Gothic fictions to political and industrial revolutions, the realistic novel, the theatre, Romantic and post-Romantic poetry, nationalism and racism from Europe to America, colonized and post-colonial populations, the rise of film and other visual technologies, the struggles between 'high' and 'popular' culture, changing psychological attitudes towards human identity, gender and sexuality, and the obscure lines between life and death, sanity and madness. The volume also includes a chronology and guides to further reading Fourteen world-class experts on the Gothic provide thorough accounts of this haunting-to-horrifying genre from the 1760s to the end of the twentieth century. Essays explore the connections of Gothic fictions to political and industrial revolutions, the realistic novel, the theater, Romantic and post-Romantic poetry, nationalism and racism from Europe to America, colonized and post-colonial populations, the rise of film, the struggles between "high" and "popular" culture, and changing attitudes towards human identity, life and death, sanity and madness. The volume also includes a chronology and guides to further reading.