Degeneration, Normativity and the Gothic at the Fin de Siècle |
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| Author:
| Karschay, Stephan |
| Series title: | Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-137-45032-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2015 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $109.99 |
Book Description:
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This exciting new study looks at degeneration and deviance in nineteenth-century science and late-Victorian Gothic fiction. The questions it raises are as relevant today as they were at the nineteenth century's fin de siècle: What constitutes the norm from which a deviation has occurred? What exactly does it mean to be 'normal' or 'abnormal'?
This exciting new study looks at degeneration and deviance in nineteenth-century science and late-Victorian Gothic fiction. The questions it raises are as relevant today as they were at the nineteenth century's fin de siècle: What constitutes the norm from which a deviation has occurred? What exactly does it mean to be 'normal' or 'abnormal'?