Title: Perils of the night
First published: 1990
Description: This book argues that the source of Gothic terror is anxiety about the boundaries of the self: a double fear of separateness and unity that has had a special significance for women writers and readers. Exploring the psychological, religious, and epistemological context of this anxiety, DeLamotte argues that the Gothic vision focuses simultaneously on the private demons of the psyche and the social realities that helped to shape them. Her analysis includes works of English and American authors, among them Henry James, Mary Shelley, Herman Melville, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Emily Bronte, Charlotte Bronte, and a number of often neglected popular women Gothicists.
Subjects: History and criticism, Gothic revival (Literature), History, Feminism and literature, Criticism and interpretation, Feminist fiction, Women and literature, English fiction, American fiction, Horror tales, English literature, history and criticism, 19th century, Bronte, charlotte, 1816-1855, American fiction, history and criticism, 19th century, Horror tales, history and criticism
Places: English-speaking countries, United States, Great Britain
People: Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855)
Time periods: 19th century
LC classification: PR868.T3 D45 1990