The gothic vision : three centuries of horror, terror and fear / Dani Cavallaro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cavallaro, Dani, 1962- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horror tales--History and criticism.

Horror tales.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, New York : Continuum, [2002]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Gothic Vision examines a broad range of tales of horror, terror, the uncanny and the supernatural, spanning the late-eighteenth century to the present, and of related theoretical approaches to the realm of dark writing. It argues that such narratives are objects for historical analysis, due to their implication in specific ideologies, while also focusing on the recurrence over time of themes of physical and psychological disintegration, spectrality and monstrosity. This is an excellent overview of a genre that is increasingly studied in literature, film, and cultural studies courses.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Introduction vii

The Frame of Reference: Theoretical Debates on Horror, Terror and Fear 1

Part 1: Darkness

Introduction 21

1 Dark Places 27

2 Dark Times 38

3 Dark Psyches 48

Part 2: Haunting

Introduction 61

4 The Rhetoric of Haunting 65

5 Spectral Forms 75

6 Haunting Settings 85

Part 3: Narrative and the Self

Introduction 97

7 Words and Visions 103

8 Textual Identities 113

9 Storytelling as Therapy 123

Part 4: Child and Adult

Introduction 135

10 Families 141

11 The Abandoned Child 150

12 Childhood and Otherness 160

Part 5: Monstrosity

Introduction 171

13 Vampires 179

14 Hybrid and Grotesque Bodies 190

15 The Abject 199

Epilogue 207.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-228), filmography (p. 228) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786611298388

9781281298386

1281298387

9781847141897

1847141897

OCLC:

290600654