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.

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