A geography of Victorian gothic fiction: mapping history's nightmares

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Abstract

Introduction: Outside in: Gothic criticism and the pull into interiority 1. History as nightmare 2. From Udolpho to Spitalfields: mapping Gothic London 3. Haunted houses I and II 4. Atavism: a Darwinian nightmare 5. Unspeakable vices: moral monstrosity and representation 6. Making a case: vampirism, sexuality, and interpretation Postscript: From landscape to dreamscape: redrawing the Gothic map Bibliography Index

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Gothic Literature and Media Analysis Crime and Detective Fiction Studies Literature, Magical Realism, García Márquez

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Sustainable cities and communities

Publication Details

Published in: Choice Reviews Online

Volume 38, Issue 01, pp. 38-0153

DOI: 10.5860/choice.38-0153

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