{"product_id":"9780631220633","title":"The Gothic","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Guides to Literature\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Gothic\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDavid Punter | Glennis Byron\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis guide provides an overview of the most significant issues and debates in Gothic studies. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an overview of the most significant issues and debates in Gothic studies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains the origins and development of the term Gothic.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the evolution of the Gothic in both literary and non-literary forms, including art, architecture and film.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures authoritative readings of key works, ranging from Horace Walpole’s \u003ci\u003eThe Castle of Otranto\u003c\/i\u003e to Bret Easton Ellis’s \u003ci\u003eAmerican Psycho\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders recurrent concerns of the Gothic such as persecution and paranoia, key motifs such as the haunted castle, and figures such as the vampire and the monster.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a chronology of key Gothic texts, including fiction and film from the 1760s to the present day, and a comprehensive bibliography.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid Punter\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at the University of Bristol. He has previously taught at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and at Fudan University in Shanghai, among other institutions. His recent publications include\u003ci\u003e Postcolonial Imaginings\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), \u003ci\u003eWriting the Passions\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), \u003ci\u003eGothic Pathologies\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), and \u003ci\u003eThe Literature of Terror\u003c\/i\u003e (2 vols., 1996). He has also published four volumes of poetry.\u003cb\u003eGlennis Byron\u003c\/b\u003e is Reader in English Studies at the University of Stirling. She has also taught at the University of Alberta in Canada. Her previous publications include \u003ci\u003eDramatic Monologue\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), \u003ci\u003eLetitia Landon: The Woman Behind L.E.L\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), and \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Barrett Browning and the Poetry of Love\u003c\/i\u003e (1989).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06 February 2004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631220633\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e336\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380406087820,"sku":"9780631220633","price":53.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631220633_49a67ed9-2a50-4d6b-84f1-5448bbdb1f91.jpg?v=1780115585","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780631220633","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}