History of the Gothic Vol. 1Gothic Literature 1764-1824 |
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| Author:
| Davison, Carol Margaret |
| Series title: | Gothic Literary Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7083-2045-7 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2010 |
| Publisher: | Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru / University of Wales Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $20.00 |
Book Description:
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This book offers a detailed yet accessible introduction to classic British Gothic literature. Works by Gothic authors such as Horace Walpole, Matthew Lewis, Ann Radcliffe, William Godwin and Mary Shelley are examined against the backdrop of eighteenth-and-nineteenth-century British social and political history.
This book offers a detailed yet accessible introduction to classic British Gothic literature. Works by Gothic authors such as Horace Walpole, Matthew Lewis, Ann Radcliffe, William Godwin and Mary Shelley are examined against the backdrop of eighteenth-and-nineteenth-century British social and political history.