Clive Bloom is one of the leading voices in Gothic Studies
The first edition was critically acclaimed, and a runner up for both the International Horror Guild Award and the Bram Stoker Award
The second edition includes new material on the early gothic and a fresh set of contemporary essays
CLIVE BLOOM is Emeritus Professor, Middlesex University, UK. He is the author and editor of many works on popular culture, cultural history and literary criticism.
This highly accessible anthology of Gothic writings and criticism provides an essential guide to the genre. The second edition of this critically acclaimed book has been thoroughly revised to include material from the early gothic and a fresh set of contemporary essays, with a supporting timeline and thought provoking introductory material.
Acknowledgements
Chronology of Significant Landmarks in Horror and Gothic Fiction
Preface to the Second Edition
Introduction
PART 1: GOTHIC WHISPERS
Extract from Of the Sublime;
E.BurkeThe Castle of Otranto, Preface to 1764 edition;
H.WalpoleThe Castle of Otranto, Preface to second edition;
H.WalpoleAdvertisement to The Monk;
M.LewisExtract from On 'The Monk';
S.T.ColeridgeExtract from The Italian;
A.RadcliffeExtract from Discourse 1: 'Gothick';
J.ReynoldsFrankenstein, Preface to 1817 edition;
M.ShelleyFrankenstein, Preface to 1831 edition;
M.ShelleyRemarks on Frankenstein: or the Modern Prometheus;
W.ScottExtract from Northanger Abbey;
J.AustenExtract from Nightmare Abbey;
T.L.PeacockMelmoth, the Wanderer, Preface to 1820 edition;
C.MaturinOn the Supernatural in Poetry;
A.RadcliffePART 2: HORROR THE SOUL OF THE PLOT
Extract from The Man of the Crowd;
E.A.PoeExtract from The Imp of the Perverse;
E.A.PoeThe Philosophy of Composition;
E.A.PoeExtract from Eureka;
E.A.PoeExtract from Marginalia;
E.A.PoePreface to The House of the Seven Gables;
N.HawthorneExtract from The Renaissance;
W.PaterExtract from Nightmare Touch;
L.HearnAn Autobiographical Postillegalscript;
E.WhartonPART 3: IN THE DARK
Extract from The Uncanny;
S.FreudOn Algernon Blackwood;
H.BellocPreface to The Collected Ghost Stories;
M.R.JamesExtract from The Supernatural in Literature;
H.P.LovecraftExtract from The Vampire in Literature;
M.SummersI like Playing Dracula;
B.LugosiAuthor's Note from The Devil Rides Out;
D.WheatleyGothic Hangover;
E.S.TurnerPART 4: FEARMAKERS
On Horror Writers;
R.BlochDracula, Frankenstine, Sons and Co.;
K.AmisSymposium on H P Lovecraft;
Los Angeles Science Fiction SocietyExtract from Interview for Playboy;
S.KingExtract from An Evening at Billericay Public Library;
S.KingOn Stephen King;
W.StrieberOn Horror and Subversion;
C.BarkerPART 5: CONTEMPORARY SHIVERS
Terrorism and the Gothic;
D.PunterExtract from The Fantastic;
T.TodorovMonster Culture (Seven Theses);
J.J.CohenExtract from Freakery;
R.G.ThomsonThe Body of Frankenstein's Monster;
C.HelmanNarrative Structure, Liminality, Self Similarity: The Case of Gothic Fiction;
M.AguirreHorror Narratives;
L.Talairach-VielmasAfrican American and Afro Caribbean Women's Horror as Contemporary Cultural Critique;
G.WiskerAll Dark Inside: Zombies and Detectives;
C.BloomEpilogue: Further Thoughts on the Gothic
Further Reading
Index
This anthology of Gothic writings and criticism provides an essential guide to the genre for students of English Literature and Cultural Studies. The first edition was critically acclaimed, and runner up in the International Horror Guild Awards. This new edition has been thoroughly revised to include material from the early gothic and a fresh set of contemporary essays. The material is presented in a highly accessible way, with a supporting timeline and thought provoking introductory material by Clive Bloom.
Acknowledgements
Chronology of Significant Landmarks in Horror and Gothic Fiction
Preface to the Second Edition
Introduction
PART 1: GOTHIC WHISPERS
Extract from Of the Sublime; E.Burke
The Castle of Otranto, Preface to 1764 edition; H.Walpole
The Castle of Otranto, Preface to second edition; H.Walpole
Advertisement to The Monk; M.Lewis
Extract from On 'The Monk'; S.T.Coleridge
Extract from The Italian; A.Radcliffe
Extract from Discourse 1: 'Gothick'; J.Reynolds
Frankenstein, Preface to 1817 edition; M.Shelley
Frankenstein, Preface to 1831 edition; M.Shelley
Remarks on Frankenstein: or the Modern Prometheus; W.Scott
Extract from Northanger Abbey; J.Austen
Extract from Nightmare Abbey; T.L.Peacock
Melmoth, the Wanderer, Preface to 1820 edition; C.Maturin
On the Supernatural in Poetry; A.Radcliffe
PART 2: HORROR THE SOUL OF THE PLOT
Extract from The Man of the Crowd; E.A.Poe
Extract from The Imp of the Perverse; E.A.Poe
The Philosophy of Composition; E.A.Poe
Extract from Eureka; E.A.Poe
Extract from Marginalia; E.A.Poe
Preface to The House of the Seven Gables; N.Hawthorne
Extract from The Renaissance; W.Pater
Extract from Nightmare Touch; L.Hearn
An Autobiographical Postillegalscript; E.Wharton
PART 3: IN THE DARK
Extract from The Uncanny; S.Freud
On Algernon Blackwood; H.Belloc
Preface to The Collected Ghost Stories; M.R.James
Extract from The Supernatural in Literature; H.P.Lovecraft
Extract from The Vampire in Literature; M.Summers
I like Playing Dracula; B.Lugosi
Author's Note from The Devil Rides Out; D.Wheatley
Gothic Hangover; E.S.Turner
PART 4: FEARMAKERS
On Horror Writers; R.Bloch
Dracula, Frankenstine, Sons and Co.; K.Amis
Symposium on H P Lovecraft; Los Angeles Science Fiction Society
Extract from Interview for Playboy; S.King
Extract from An Evening at Billericay Public Library; S.King
On Stephen King; W.Strieber
On Horror and Subversion; C.Barker
PART 5: CONTEMPORARY SHIVERS
Terrorism and the Gothic; D.Punter
Extract from The Fantastic; T.Todorov
Monster Culture (Seven Theses); J.J.Cohen
Extract from Freakery; R.G.Thomson
The Body of Frankenstein's Monster; C.Helman
Narrative Structure, Liminality, Self Similarity: The Case of Gothic Fiction; M.Aguirre
Horror Narratives; L.Talairach-Vielmas
African American and Afro Caribbean Women's Horror as Contemporary Cultural Critique; G.Wisker
All Dark Inside: Zombies and Detectives; C.Bloom
Epilogue: Further Thoughts on the Gothic
Further Reading
Index
'...already deservedly a seminal work of Gothic scholarship.' - Susan Chaplin, BARS Bulletin
Über den Autor
CLIVE BLOOM is Emeritus Professor, Middlesex University, UK.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgements
Chronology of Significant Landmarks in Horror and Gothic Fiction
Preface to the Second EditionIntroduction
PART 1: GOTHIC WHISPERS
Extract from Of the Sublime; E.Burke
The Castle of Otranto, Preface to 1764 edition; H.Walpole
The Castle of Otranto, Preface to second edition; H.Walpole
Advertisement to The Monk; M.Lewis
Extract from On 'The Monk'; S.T.Coleridge
Extract from The Italian; A.Radcliffe
Extract from Discourse 1: 'Gothick'; J.Reynolds
Frankenstein, Preface to 1817 edition; M.Shelley
Frankenstein, Preface to 1831 edition; M.Shelley
Remarks on Frankenstein: or the Modern Prometheus; W.Scott
Extract from Northanger Abbey; J.Austen
Extract from Nightmare Abbey; T.L.Peacock
Melmoth, the Wanderer, Preface to 1820 edition; C.Maturin
On the Supernatural in Poetry; A.Radcliffe
PART 2: HORROR THE SOUL OF THE PLOT
Extract from The Man of the Crowd; E.A.Poe
Extract from The Imp of the Perverse; E.A.Poe
The Philosophy of Composition; E.A.Poe
Extract from Eureka; E.A.Poe
Extract from Marginalia; E.A.Poe
Preface to The House of the Seven Gables; N.Hawthorne
Extract from The Renaissance; W.Pater
Extract from Nightmare Touch; L.Hearn
An Autobiographical Postillegalscript; E.Wharton
PART 3: IN THE DARKExtract from The Uncanny; S.Freud
On Algernon Blackwood; H.Belloc
Preface to The Collected Ghost Stories; M.R.James
Extract from The Supernatural in Literature; H.P.Lovecraft
Extract from The Vampire in Literature; M.Summers
I like Playing Dracula; B.Lugosi
Author's Note from The Devil Rides Out; D.Wheatley
Gothic Hangover; E.S.Turner
PART 4: FEARMAKERS
On Horror Writers; R.Bloch
Dracula, Frankenstine, Sons and Co.; K.Amis
Symposium on H P Lovecraft; Los Angeles Science Fiction Society
Extract from Interview for Playboy; S.King
Extract from An Evening at Billericay Public Library; S.King
On Stephen King; W.Strieber
On Horror and Subversion; C.Barker
PART 5: CONTEMPORARY SHIVERS
Terrorism and the Gothic; D.Punter
Extract from The Fantastic; T.Todorov
Monster Culture (Seven Theses); J.J.Cohen
Extract from Freakery; R.G.Thomson
The Body of Frankenstein's Monster; C.Helman
Narrative Structure, Liminality, Self Similarity: The Case of Gothic Fiction; M.Aguirre
Horror Narratives; L.Talairach-Vielmas
African American and Afro Caribbean Women's Horror as Contemporary Cultural Critique; G.Wisker
All Dark Inside: Zombies and Detectives; C.Bloom
Epilogue: Further Thoughts on the Gothic
Further Reading
Index
Klappentext
This highly accessible anthology of Gothic writings and criticism provides an essential guide to the genre. The second edition of this critically acclaimed book has been thoroughly revised to include material from the early gothic and a fresh set of contemporary essays, with a supporting timeline and thought provoking introductory material.
The second edition includes new material on the early gothic and a fresh set of contemporary essays
