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Disability and the gothic : the nineteenth century / Essaka Joshua
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Joshua, Essaka, author.
- Series:
- Cambridge elements. Elements in the Gothic
- Cambridge elements. Elements in the Gothic, 2634-8721
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Disabilities in literature.
- Gothic fiction (Literary genre)--19th century--History and criticism.
- Gothic fiction (Literary genre).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2026
- Summary:
- Disability is central to the Gothic imagination; but few accounts of Gothic literature interpret this genre with attention to experiences of disability embodiment, or of the socially determined aspects of disability. This Element brings disability theory to the reading of nineteenth-century Gothic literature
- Contents:
- Disability studies and the Gothic
- Disability and the Gothic body
- Gothic madness and neurodiversity
- Reclaiming Gothic : Concluding questions
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed April 10, 2026)
- Other Format:
- Print version: Joshua, Essaka Disability and the gothic
- ISBN:
- 9781009300865
- 1009300865
- 9781009300896
- 100930089X
- OCLC:
- 1572419790
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000335738
- CIPO000362893
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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