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The Modern Gothic and Literary Doubles is concerned with Gothic representations of London in the late 19th century. Establishing that a modern Gothic literary mode relocates the traditional rural Gothic to the late 19th century metropolis, this volume explores the cultural history of London in the 1...
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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The Modern Gothic and Literary Doubles is concerned with Gothic representations of London in the late 19th century. Establishing that a modern Gothic literary mode relocates the traditional rural Gothic to the late 19th century metropolis, this volume explores the cultural history of London in the 19th century. |
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Ebook. Originally published in: 2003. |
| Carrier Form: | 240 p. |
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9781403905109 9780230006126 : 0230006124 : |
| CLC: | H0 |
| Contents: | Foreword-- L.Davies - Acknowledgements - Abbreviations - Introduction: The Literary Mood of the Fin de Siecle - The Modern Gothic - The City: London, Real and Imagined - 'City of Dreadful Night': Stevenson's Gothic London - Oscar Wilde: Gothic Ironies and Terrible Dualities - 'The Coming Terror': Wells's Outcast London and the Modern Gothic - Epilogue: Gothic Futures - Notes - Bibliography - Index. |