The Brontës as gothic writers : 'the afflicted imagination' / James Thomas Quinnell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Quinnell, James, author.

Series:

Gothic literary studies.

Gothic Literary Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855--Criticism and interpretation.

Brontë, Charlotte.

Brontë, Emily, 1818-1848--Criticism and interpretation.

Brontë, Emily.

Brontë, Anne, 1820-1849--Criticism and interpretation.

Brontë, Anne.

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

Gothic fiction (Literary genre), English.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Afflicted imagination

Place of Publication:

Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2025.

Summary:

"This book is the first extended study of the importance of Gothic for an appreciation of the Brontës' writing. It resituates Gothic from the mode that gives the pleasing sensation of terror to being the source of the Brontës' deepest preoccupations - it is the mode they use to register anxieties and fears. This monograph, through a consideration of Gothic states and places, explores the Brontës' creative work with the genre. The author argues that to read the Brontës as Gothic poets and novelists is also to read them as post-Romantics, as they respond to the Gothic imaginations of such Romantic poets as Wordsworth, Coleridge and Shelley. Gothic in the Brontës, then, is not merely a collection of tropes or even an aesthetic, but a way in which they read the world."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. Introduction: ‘The Afflicted Imagination’

2. The Sadness of Brontëan Gothic

3. The Gothic Child in the Brontës’ Writing

4. Ghosts

5. Irishness

6. The Brontës and the North

7. Conclusion: ‘A Surprising Softness’.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781837722549

1837722544

OCLC:

1518251652