The chapters on postmodernist gothic and gothic graphic a good overview of the gothic, mostly in literature but also in architecture and film. A companion to the gothic 18th century english literature. Mar 29, 2012 the thoroughly expanded and updated new companion to the gothic, provides a series of stimulating insights into gothic writing, its history and genealogy. Aug 28, 2015 buy a new companion to the gothic blackwell companions to literature and culture reprint by punter, david isbn. An article from journal romanticism on the net number 5, february 1997, on erudit. Vincent university 1 david punters gothic pathologies. Gothic revival literatureenglishspeaking countries. The second chapter analyses the theme of alienation in the three main characters of victor frankenstein, the monster, and robert walton. A new companion to the gothic edited by david punter. The first is to introduce the reader to gothic writing over the last two hundred years, its varieties and major features. A new companion to the gothic david punter download. A companion to american gothic features a collection of original essays that explore americas gothic literary tradition. A companion to the gothic is its wealth of critical approachesfrom good, oldfashioned history of ideas readings to the most sophisticated of recent theory. He has written extensively on gothic, romantic and modern literature, as well as on literary theory.
This companion explores the many ways in which the gothic has dispersed in the twentieth and twentyfirst centuries, and in particular how it has come to offer a focus for the tensions inherent in modernity. He is the author of many critical studies, and has been internationally recognised as an expert on gothic culture. Masse 22 comic gothic 321 avril horner and sue zlosnik 23 gothic and the graphic novel 335 julia round 24 goth culture 350 catherine spooner part v. Gothic as a form of fictionmaking has played a major role in western culture since the late eighteenth century.
A companion to modernist literature and culture edited by david. The largest collection of essays in the field of american gothic. David punter, having worked at universities in england, scotland, hong kong and china, is now professor of english at the university of bristol. David punter the thoroughly expanded and updated new companion to the gothic, provides a series of stimulating insights into gothic writing, its history and genealogy. The victorian gothic in english novels and stories, 183085 alison milbank 9. Buy a companion to the gothic blackwell companions to literature and culture new ed by david punter isbn. David punter is widely recognized as the founder of modern criticism of the gothic, and is therefore ideally placed to edit what has become the standard reference work for scholars and students of gothic. David punter born 19 november 1949, in harrow, london is professor of english at the university of bristol.
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