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London Gothic : place, space and the Gothic imagination /

London has taken a central role in urban Gothic, from key canonic texts like Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The Picture of Dorian Gray and Dracula through modern Gothic texts to the 'tourist gothic' of rebranded gastropubs and ghost tours. As a specific category, London Gothic is b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Phillips, Lawrence (Lawrence Alfred), 1966-, Witchard, Anne Veronica
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Continuum, ©2010.
Colección:Continuum literary studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:London has taken a central role in urban Gothic, from key canonic texts like Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The Picture of Dorian Gray and Dracula through modern Gothic texts to the 'tourist gothic' of rebranded gastropubs and ghost tours. As a specific category, London Gothic is becoming as important for understanding ourselves today as it has been for thinking about the cultural productions of the late-nineteenth century. This is the first book to focus on Gothic representations of London, offering a range of essays from established and new scholars reading London Gothic as it is ma.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 193 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781441159977
1441159975
1283206609
9781283206600
9786613206602
6613206601