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Queering the Gothic

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Queering the Gothic
Authors and Contributors      Edited by William Hughes
Edited by Andrew Smith
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreLiterary studies - c 1500 to c 1800
ISBN/Barcode 9780719086434
ClassificationsDewey:820.9
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 1 September 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Queering the Gothic is the first multi-authored book concerned with the developing interface between Gothic criticism and queer theory. Considering a range of Gothic texts produced between the eighteenth century and the present, the contributors explore the relationship between reading Gothically and reading Queerly, making this collection both an important reassessment of the Gothic tradition and a significant contribution to scholarship on queer theory. Writers discussed include William Beckford, Matthew Lewis, Mary Shelley, George Eliot, George Du Maurier, Oscar Wilde, Eric, Count Stenbock. E. M. Forster, Antonia White, Melanie Tem, Poppy Z. Brite, and Will Self. There is also exploration of non-text media including an analysis of Michael Jackson's pop videos. Arranged chronologically, the book establishes links between texts and periods and examines how conjunctions of 'queer', 'gay', and 'lesbian' can be related to, and are challenged by, a Gothic tradition. All of the chapters were specially commissioned for the collection, and the contributors are drawn from the forefront of academic work in both Gothic and Queer Studies. -- .

Author Biography

William Hughes is Professor of Gothic Studies at Bath Spa University Andrew Smith is Professor of English Studies at the University of Glamorgan where he is Co-Director of the Research Centre for Literature, Arts and Science (RCLAS)