Gothic Fiction/Gothic Form

by George E. Haggerty

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This work offers a new perspective on Gothic fiction and reassesses its place in literary history. After defining his concept of "affective form" and summarizing the problematic assumptions behind recent critical approaches to the Gothic, George Haggerty introduces a startling theoretical discussion of the Gothic Tale, and he explains in what ways the tale, as a form with identifiable affective properties, is ideally suited to Gothic concerns. Having...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0271006455

ISBN13:9780271006451

Release Date:October 1990

Publisher:Penn State University Press

Length:208 Pages

Weight:1.22 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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