Romanticism and the Gothic: Genre, Reception, and Canon Formation
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Romanticism Series)
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This is the first full-length study to examine the links between high Romantic literature and what has often been thought of as a merely popular genre--the Gothic. Michael Gamer analyzes how and why Romantic writers drew on Gothic conventions while, at the same time, denying their influence in order to claim critical respectability. He shows how the reception of Gothic literature played a fundamental role in the development of Romanticism as an ideology,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521026938
ISBN13:9780521026932
Release Date:November 2006
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:276 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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