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The Gothic ideology : religious hysteria and anti-Catholicism in British popular fiction, 1780-1880 /

This book explores why lecherous monks, evil nuns, dank torture chambers and haunted abbeys have filled the pages of gothic novels for two hundred years.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:	Libro Electrónico
Autor principal:	Hoeveler, Diane Long (Autor)
Formato:	Electrónico eBook
Idioma:	Inglés
Publicado:	Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2014.
Colección:	Gothic literary studies.
Temas:	Catholic Church > In literature. Catholic Church 1700-1899 English fiction > 18th century > History and criticism. English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism. Horror tales, English > History and criticism. Gothic fiction (Literary genre), English > History and criticism. Anti-Catholicism in literature. Catholics in literature. Roman anglais > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique. Roman anglais > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique. Récits d'horreur anglais > Histoire et critique. Anticatholicisme dans la littérature. Catholiques dans la littérature. LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. LITERARY CRITICISM > Gothic & Romance. Anti-Catholicism in literature Catholics in literature English fiction Gothic fiction (Literary genre), English Horror tales, English Literature Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:	Texto completo

Tabla de Contenidos:

Anti-Catholicism and the Gothic Ideology:Interlocking Discourse Networks
The Construction of the Gothic Nun: Fantasies and the Religious Imaginary
The Spectre of Theocracy: Mysterious Monks and 'Priestcraft'
The Foreign Threat: Inquisitions, Autos-da-Fé and Bloody Tribunals
Ruined Abbeys: Justifying Stolen Property and the Crusade against Superstition; Epilogue: The Penny Dreadful and the (Almost) Last Gasp of the Gothic Ideology.