num_pages: 224
description: Tailored specifically for students new to the daunting field of literary theory, Fred Botting's Gothic is a clear and welcome introduction to the study of this compelling genre. This lucid, easy-to-follow * Explains the transformations of the genre through history* Outlines all the major figures which define the genre, such as ghosts, monsters and vampires* Charts key texts over two centuries* Traces origins of the form* Looks at the cultural and historical location of gothic images and texts* Provides a succinct introduction to the field which is also an excellent foundation for further study.
language: English
title: Gothic
titlecomplete: Gothic (The New Critical Idiom)
genres: Gothic, Historical, Literary Criticism, School, Nonfiction, Horror, Philosophy, Literature, Theory, Criticism
ratings_count: 451
publisher: Routledge