Gothic Histories: The Taste for Terror, 1764 to the Present

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In the middle of the eighteenth century the Gothic became the universal language of architecture, painting and literature, expressing a love not only of ruins, decay and medieval pageantry, but also the drug-induced monsters of the mind. By explaining the international dimension of Gothicism and dealing in detail with German, French and American authors, Gothic Histories demonstrates the development of the genre in every area of art and includes original research on Gothic theatre, spiritualism, 'ghost seeing' and spirit photography and the central impact of penny-dreadful writers on the genre, while also including a host of forgotten or ignored authors and their biographies. Gothic Histories is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of the Gothic and its literary double, the horror genre, leading the reader from their origins in the haunted landscapes of the Romantics through Frankenstein and Dracula to the very different worlds of Hannibal Lecter and Goth culture. Comprehensive and up-to-date, it is a fascinating guide to the Gothic and horror in film, fiction and popular culture. Contents Acknowledgements Chapter One: Now Welcome the Night: The Origins of Gothic Culture Chapter Two: Every True Goth: From Horace Walpole's Strawberry Hill to Thomas De Quincey's Opium Dreams Chapter Three: With Raven Wings: Ann Radcliffe, German Horrors and the Divine Marquis Chapter Four: Land of Shadows: Melmoth the Wanderer to Sweeney Todd Chapter Five: Dark Reflections in a Dull Mirror: Fuseli's The Nightmare and the Origins of Gothic Theatre Chapter Six: Desire and Loathing Strangely Mixed: Gothic Melodrama and The Phantom of the Opera Chapter Seven: Do You See It?: The Gothic and the Ghostly Chapter Eight: It's Alive: The Rise of the Gothic Movie Chapter Nine: After Midnight: Goth Culture, Vampire Games and the Irresistible Rise of Twilight Notes Primary Reading List Further Selected Readings in the Gothic Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z Пустая страница