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Gothicizing domesticity the case of charlotte perkins. Jan, 2012 the thoroughly expanded and updated new companion to the gothic, provides a series of stimulating insights into gothic writing, its history and genealogy. A companion to the gothic, blackwell publishing 2000, 2001. The addition of 12 new essays and a piece on international gothic displays the path gothic criticism has taken during the last decade. A companion to the gothic offers a range of strategies for understanding the genre, and is an excellent resource for students, teachers, and scholars of the gothic. That is a question which this book does not aim to answer, and neither shall i try to address it directly in this introduction. A new companion to the gothic david punter the thoroughly expanded and updated new companion to the gothic, provides a series of stimulating insights into gothic writing, its history and genealogy. Phrase searching you can use double quotes to search for a series of words in a particular order. Vincent university 1 david punters gothic pathologies. Skip to main content this banner text can have markup. He is the author of many critical studies, and has been internationally recognised as an expert on gothic culture. A companion to the gothic by david punter goodreads.
The first is to introduce the reader to gothic writing over the. A companion to the gothic blackwell companions to literature. A companion to american gothic features a collection of original essays that explore americas gothic literary tradition. David punter has compiled a companion designed to become the standard reference work for scholars and students. This companion will serve as a key resource for scholars, teachers and students interested in the enduring force of dracula and the seemingly inexhaustible range of the contexts it requires and readings it might. Mar 29, 2012 the thoroughly expanded and updated new companion to the gothic, provides a series of stimulating insights into gothic writing, its history and genealogy. The gothic edition 1 available in hardcover, paperback.
David punter born 19 november 1949, in harrow, london is professor of english at the university of bristol. Buy a companion to the gothic blackwell companions to literature and culture new ed by punter, david isbn. Feb 20, 2012 the thoroughly expanded and updated new companion to the gothic, provides a series of stimulating insights into gothic writing, its history and genealogy. Many of the original essays have been revised to reflect current debates offers comprehensive coverage of. Buy a new companion to the gothic blackwell companions to literature and culture by punter, david isbn.
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