Gothic incest : gender, sexuality and transgression /

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The first full-length study of incest in the Gothic genre, this book argues that Gothic writers resisted the power structures of their society through incestuous desires. It provides interdisciplinary readings of incest within father-daughter, sibling, mother-son, cousin and uncle-niece relationship...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: DiPlacidi, Jenny (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
1700-1899
Gothic fiction (Literary genre), English > History and criticism.
English literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
English literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Incest in literature.
Littérature anglaise > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature anglaise > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Inceste dans la littérature.
Literature and literary studies.
Literature: history and criticism.
Literature: history & criticism.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > General.
English literature.
Gothic fiction (Literary genre), English.
Literature
gender
sexuality
Gothic literature
incest
incestuous desire
Emily Brontë
Eliza Parsons
Ann Radcliffe
Eleanor Sleath
sexualities
Gothic writers
eighteenth century
Romantic
Gothic studies
gothic tradition
Gender Studies
nineteenth century
Consanguinity
Kinship
Patriarchy
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: disrupting the critical genealogy of the Gothic
  • 1. 'Unimaginable sensations': father-daughter incest and the economics of exchange
  • 2. 'My more than sister': reexamining paradigms of sibling incest
  • 3. Uncles and nieces: thefts, violence and sexual threats
  • 4. More than just kissing: cousins and the changing status of family
  • 5. Queer mothers: female sexual agency and male victims
  • Conclusion: Incest and beyond
  • Index.

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