Theology, horror and fiction : a reading of the Gothic nineteenth century / Jonathan Greenaway.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greenaway, Jonathan, author.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English fiction--19th century--History and criticism.

English fiction.

Gothic fiction (Literary genre), English--History and criticism.

Gothic fiction (Literary genre), English.

Horror tales, English--History and criticism.

Horror tales, English.

Religion in literature.

Religion and literature--England--History--19th century.

Religion and literature.

History.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2021]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Introduction: Gothic and theology

Monstrosity and the problem of evil: A theologico-literary understanding of personhood in Frankenstein and Paradise Lost

'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God': Gothic revelation and monstrous theology in the Gothic's Calvinist legacy

Gothic writing and political theology: Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre as theological texts

'Through a Glass Darkly': Reading the Victorian ghost story theologically

The limitations of materialism: Fin-de-siècle Gothic, sin and subjectivity and the insufficiency of degeneration

Conclusion: Through the Gothic castle, back to theology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 19, 2021).

Other Format:

Print version: Greenaway, Jonathan. Theology, horror and fiction

ISBN:

9781501351815

1501351818

9781501351792

150135180X

9781501351808

1501351796

Publisher Number:

99986828570

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Restricted for use by site license.