Cargando…
In darkest London : the gothic cityscape in Victorian literature /
In the late 1830s, London began appearing as a site of literary terror, and by the end of the century a large proportion of the important Victorian "Gothic revival" novels were set in the city. In Darkest London is a full-length study of the Victorian Urban Gothic, a pervasive mode that ap...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Lanham :
The Scarecrow Press, Incorporated,
2013.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In the late 1830s, London began appearing as a site of literary terror, and by the end of the century a large proportion of the important Victorian "Gothic revival" novels were set in the city. In Darkest London is a full-length study of the Victorian Urban Gothic, a pervasive mode that appears not only in straightforward novels of terror but also in the works of mainstream authors. Placing the conventions of the Gothic form in their proper historical context, In Darkest London will appeal to scholars and students interested in an in-depth survey of the Urban Gothic |
|---|---|
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 157 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-151) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780810887787 0810887789 1283906996 9781283906999 |
| Acceso: | Limited Users and Download Restrictions may Apply, VLEbooks 1 User Licence. Available using University of Exeter Username and Password. |