Nightfall Gothic Imagination since Frankenstein |
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| Editor:
| Moeckli, Justine
van Tilburg, Merel |
| Author:
| van Tilburg, Merel
Behrmann, Carolin
Guignard, Caroline
Kang, Cindy
Laks, Déborah
Michaud, Eric
Pop, Andrei
Rath, Markus
Renema, Sybren
von Müller, Johannes
Williams, Gilda
Witen, Michelle |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9911804-4-8 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2016 |
| Publisher: | DoPe Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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This catalog is published on the occasion of the exhibition Nightfall: Gothic Imagination Since Frankenstein at Musée Rath, Geneva, from December 2, 2016 to March 19, 2017. It traces the persistence of Gothic themes and motives in art through a close reading of three narratives imagined on the shores of Lake Geneva during the summer of 1816 by Mary Shelley, John Polidori, and Lord Byron, which marked the beginnings of a modern gothic fiction that continues to influence and resonate...
More DescriptionThis catalog is published on the occasion of the exhibition Nightfall: Gothic Imagination Since Frankenstein at Musée Rath, Geneva, from December 2, 2016 to March 19, 2017. It traces the persistence of Gothic themes and motives in art through a close reading of three narratives imagined on the shores of Lake Geneva during the summer of 1816 by Mary Shelley, John Polidori, and Lord Byron, which marked the beginnings of a modern gothic fiction that continues to influence and resonate today.With a rich selection of illustrations?375 in color'spanning the centuries from the eighteenth to the twenty-first, and a wide-ranging series of essays by contemporary writers and critics, the catalog offers a perspective on this artistic and literary genre, and shines a light on the dark side of humanity.Thanks to a pocket-size format, this 480-page rich catalog is very practical to consult and share.