Gothic Travel through Haunted Landscapes : Climates of Fear /

This book argues that travel in Gothic literature offers a unique and transformative perspective on recurring cultural preoccupations with fear, unknown landscapes, environmental change, surveillance, and the foreign.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Armitt, Lucie
Other Authors: Brewster, Scott
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Anthem Press, 2023.
Series:Anthem studies in gothic literature (Anthem Press)
Subjects:
Gothic fiction (Literary genre) > History and criticism.
Landscapes in literature.
Travel in literature.
Weather in literature.
Gothic fiction (Literary genre)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Establishing Gothic Footfall
  • Travel Versus Tourism
  • Frissons and Chills
  • Climates of Fear
  • 1 Climate and the Elemental Gothic
  • The Polar Uncanny
  • Creeping Coastlines
  • 2 Stopping Points and (Final Un-)Resting Places
  • Wetland Burial
  • Upland Burial
  • Earthworks and Spectral Turbulence
  • 3 At the Edge: Gothic Extremities in Britain and Ireland
  • Irish Bogs and Ruins
  • The Welsh Borders
  • The Scottish Highlands and Islands
  • 4 Walking Abroad: Ghosts and Landscape
  • The Beaten Track
  • Late Rambles
  • Dead Men's Footsteps

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