{"product_id":"key-concepts-in-the-gothic-9781474405539","title":"Key Concepts in the Gothic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn essential quick-reference book for students of Gothic literature, theatre and literary theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKey Concepts in the Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e provides a one-stop resource which details and defines, in accessible language, those contexts essential for the study of the Gothic in all periods and media. The volume is divided into three sections: Concepts and Terms; Theories of the Gothic; and Key Fictional Texts. Bibliographies are provided with the last two sections. The book clearly explains the critical terms - from 'Ab-human' to 'Zombie' - as well as the main theories, including ecocriticism, queer theory and Postcolonial theory, which any student of the Gothic is likely to encounter. This book will be a reliable companion for students of the genre from school and through university. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Features\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCovers the Gothic from the eighteenth century to the presentProvides a comprehensive survey not just of movements and theories but also of the essential terminology used in Gothic StudiesA reference work for those working with genres inflected by the Gothic, such as Romanticism, theatre studies and crime writingProvides a readily accessible resource for developing further research\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Hughes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474405539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Hughes is Professor of Literature in English at the University of Macau, where he leads teaching in Victorian studies and Gothic literature. He is the author of more than twenty books in the fields of Victorian studies, the Gothic and medical history, including \u003ci\u003eThe Dome of Thought: Phrenology and the Victorian Popular Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e (Manchester University Press, 2022), \u003ci\u003eKey Concepts in the Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e (Edinburgh University Press, 2018) and \u003ci\u003eThat Devil's Trick: Hypnotism and the British Popular Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e (Manchester University Press, 2015). He has also co-edited a number of important essay collections, including, with Andrew Smith, \u003ci\u003eSuicide and the Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e (Manchester University Press, 2019) and with Ruth Heholt, \u003ci\u003eGothic Britain: Dark Places in the Margins and Provinces of the British Isles\u003c\/i\u003e (University of Wales press, 2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45125190778995,"sku":"9781474405539","price":39.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_a2bee646-f78a-43d2-9df7-a34ecbf9bd90.jpg?v=1782231760","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/key-concepts-in-the-gothic-9781474405539","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}