The Victorian gothic : an Edinburgh companion / edited by Andrew Smith and William Hughes.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Locating the Victorian Gothic; Chapter 1 Victorian Realism and the Gothic: Objects of Terror Transformed; Chapter 2 Sensation Fiction: A Peep Behind the Veil; Chapter 3 Victorian Gothic Pulp Fiction; Chapter 4 Victorian Gothic Drama; Chapter 5 Victorian Gothic Poetry: The Corpse's [a] Text; Chapter 6 The Victorian Ghost Story; Chapter 7 Victorian Gothic and National Identity: Cross-Channel 'Mysteries'; Chapter 8 The Victorian Gothic and Gender; Chapter 9 Queer Victorian Gothic; Chapter 10 Victorian Gothic Death.

These 14 chapters, each written by an acknowledged expert in the field, provide an invaluable insight into the complex and various Gothic forms of the nineteenth century. Covering a range of diverse contexts, the chapters focus on science, medicine, Queer theory, imperialism, nationalism, and gender. Together with further chapters on the ghost story, realism, the fin de si÷cle, pulp fictions, sensation fiction, and the Victorian way of death, the Companion provides the most complete overview of the Victorian Gothic to date. The book is an essential resource for students and scholars working on the Gothic, Victorian literature and culture, and critical theory.

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