TY - BOOK AU - Smith,Andrew AU - Brantlinger,Patrick AU - Davison,Carol Margaret AU - Franklin,Caroline AU - Franklin,Michael J. AU - Freeman,Nick AU - Horner,Avril AU - Hughes,William AU - Hurley,Kelly AU - Killeen,Jarlath AU - Long Hoeveler,Diane AU - Margree,Victoria AU - Randall,Bryony AU - Smith,Andrew AU - Talairach-Vielmas,Laurence AU - Thomas,Ardel AU - Willis,Martin TI - The Victorian Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion T2 - Edinburgh Companions to the Gothic : ECG SN - 9780748642496 AV - PR830.T3 V53 2012 U1 - 823.08729 23 PY - 2022///] CY - Edinburgh : PB - Edinburgh University Press, KW - English literature KW - History and criticism KW - 19th century KW - Gothic fiction (Literary genre), English KW - Literary Studies KW - LITERARY CRITICISM / General KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgements --; Introduction: Locating the Victorian Gothic --; 1. Victorian Realism and the Gothic: Objects of Terror Transformed --; 2. Sensation Fiction: A Peep Behind the Veil --; 3. Victorian Gothic Pulp Fiction --; 4. Victorian Gothic Drama --; 5. Victorian Gothic Poetry: The Corpse’s [a] Text --; 6. The Victorian Ghost Story --; 7. Victorian Gothic and National Identity: Cross-Channel ‘Mysteries’ --; 8. The Victorian Gothic and Gender --; 9. Queer Victorian Gothic --; 10. Victorian Gothic Death --; 11. Science and the Gothic --; 12. Victorian Medicine and the Gothic --; 13. Imperial Gothic --; 14. Fin-de-siècle Gothic --; Bibliography --; Notes on Contributors --; Index; restricted access N2 - The first multi-disciplinary scholarly consideration of the Victorian GothicGBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup(['ISBN:9780748691166','ISBN:9780748642496','ISBN:9780748654970']);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 siècle, 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.Key FeaturesFirst multi-authored thorough exploration of the Victorian GothicOriginal research in all chaptersSets the agenda for future scholarship in the field" UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748654970 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780748654970 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780748654970/original ER -