The representation of men in the English Gothic novel, 1762-1820
By: Kate E. Behr.
Series: Studies in British literature ;; v. 69
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Lewiston, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
Subjects: Horror tales, English -- History and criticism.; English fiction -- 18th century -- History and criticism.; English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.; Gothic revival (Literature) -- Great Britain.; Men in literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-254) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction 1; title: 1. The Gothic Formula and the Critics; title: I. The Formula 7; title: II. The Gothic and the Romantic 11; title: III. The Female Gothic 14; title: IV. Gothic as 'Political' Anxiety 20; title: V. Definition or Division? 23; title: 2. Romance, Fantasy and Horror:; title: Generic Influences on Gothic Male Stereotypes; title: I. Romance 29; title: II. Fantasy 37; title: i. Fairy Tale 38; title: ii. Fantasy 41; title: iii. Effect of Fantasy on Narrative Structure 45; title: III. Horror 48; title: 3. The Ideal Man 55; title: 4. The Hero: Concierge or Builder?; title: I. The Figure of the Hero 77; title: II. The Gothic Hero; title: i. The Typical Gothic Hero 86; title: ii. Motifs Associated with the Hero 96; title: iii. The Subverted Hero 100; title: III. The Hero-Villain 107; title: 5. The Absent Father 113; title: 6. Gothic Villains; title: I. How to Recognize A Villain 145; title: II. 'Grand' and 'Simple' Villains 151; title: i. The Grand Villain 152; title: ii. The Simple Villain 153; title: iii. Society 158; title: iv. Subjective Reader: Objective Villain 160; title: III. The Feminine Villain; title: i. The Young Villain 167; title: ii. The Wicked Monk 168; title: IV. The Female Villain 172; title: V. The End of the Villain 177; title: 7. The Victim 179; title: 8. A Miscellany of Men 195; title: I. Bandits and Brigands 197; title: II. Servants 204; title: III. Demons and Spectres 223.