Women and the Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion

Avril Horner; Sue Zlosnik

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2016

Women and the Gothic

An Edinburgh Companion

Avril Horner and Sue Zlosnik

In the series Edinburgh Companions to the Gothic

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748699131

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About this book

A re-assessment of the Gothic in relation to the female, the ‘feminine’, feminism and post-feminism

This collection of newly commissioned essays brings together major scholars in the field of Gothic studies in order to re-think the topic of ‘Women and the Gothic’. The 14 chapters in this volume engage with debates about ‘Female Gothic’ from the 1970s and ’80s, through second wave feminism, theorisations of gender and a long interrogation of the ‘women’ category as well as with the problematics of post-feminism, now itself being interrogated by a younger generation of women. The contributors explore Gothic works – from established classics to recent films and novels – from feminist and post-feminist perspectives. The result is a lively book that combines rigorous close readings with elegant use of theory in order to question some ingrained assumptions about women, the Gothic and identity.

Key Features

Revitalises the long-running debate about women, the Gothic and identity
Engages with the political agendas of feminism and post-feminism
Prioritises the concerns of woman as reader, author and critic
Offers fresh readings of both classic and recent Gothic works

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I Family Matters
Chapter 1 Heroines in Flight: Narrating Invisibility and Maturity in Women’s Gothic Writing of the Romantic Period Angela Wright Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
Chapter 2 Madwomen and Attics Laurence Talairach-Vielmas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
Chapter 3 Mothers and Others Ginette Carpenter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	46
Chapter 4 The Gothic Girl Child Lucie Armitt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	60
Chapter 5 ‘A Woman’s Place’ Diana Wallace Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	74
Part II Transgressions
Chapter 6 Wicked Women Anne Williams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
Chapter 7 The Female Gothic Body Marie Mulvey-Roberts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	106
Chapter 8 Spectral Femininity Rebecca Munford Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	120
Chapter 9 Female Gothic and the Law Sue Chaplin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
Chapter 10 Female Vampirism Gina Wisker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	150
Part III New Directions
Chapter 11 Queering the Female Gothic Ardel Haefele-Thomas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
Chapter 12 No Country for Old Women: Gender, Age and the Gothic Avril Horner and Sue Zlosnik Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	184
Chapter 13 Virtual Gothic Women Catherine Spooner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
Chapter 14 Formations of Player Agency and Gender in Gothic Games Tanya Krzywinska Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	214
Notes on Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	228
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	232

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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 248
Keywords: Literary Studies

eBook

Published: February 22, 2016
ISBN: 9780748699131