Bram Stoker and the Gothic: Formations to Transformations (1st ed. 2016) (Palgrave Gothic)

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Synopsis
'My revenge is just begun! I spread it over centuries, and time is on my side,' warns Dracula. This statement is descriptive of the Gothic genre. Like the Count, the Gothic encompasses and has manifested itself in many forms. Bram Stoker and the Gothic demonstrates how Dracula marks a key moment in the transformation of the Gothic. Harking back to early Gothic's preoccupation with the supernatural, decayed aristocracy and incarceration in gloomy castles, the novel speaks to its own time, but has also transformed the genre, a revitalization that continues to sustain the Gothic today. This collection explores the formations of the Gothic, the relationship between Stoker's work and some of his Gothic predecessors, such as Poe and Wollstonecraft, presents new readings of Stoker's fiction and probes the influences of his cultural circle, before concluding by examining aspects of Gothic transformation from Daphne du Maurier to Stoker's own 'reincarnation' in fiction and biography. Bram Stoker and the Gothic testifies to Stoker's centrality to the Gothic genre. Like Dracula, Stoker's 'revenge' shows no sign of abating.
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2016

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Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781137465047
Related ISBNs:
9781137465030
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan UK, London
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Copyrighted By:
Catherine Wynne
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No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Language Arts, Sociology
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Catherine Wynne

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