Gothic Eighteenth Century Gothic Radcliffe Reader Writer Romancer

Author : Fred Botting,Dale Townshend
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2004-05
Category : Gothic revival (Literature)
ISBN : 0415251141

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Gothic: Eighteenth-century Gothic : Radcliffe, reader, writer, romancer by Fred Botting,Dale Townshend Pdf

This collection brings together key writings which convey the breadth of what is understood to be Gothic, and the ways in which it has produced, reinforced, and undermined received ideas about literature and culture. In addition to its interests in the late eighteenth-century origins of the form, this collection anthologizes path-breaking essays on most aspects of gothic production, including some of its nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first century manifestations across a broad range of cultural media.

Author : Dale Townshend,Angela Wright
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-23
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781107032835

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Ann Radcliffe, Romanticism and the Gothic by Dale Townshend,Angela Wright Pdf

The first fully comprehensive collection of essays devoted to the fictional output of prolific Romantic author, Ann Radcliffe.

Author : Fred Botting,Dale Townshend
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 041525115X

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Gothic: Nineteenth-century Gothic : at home with the vampire by Fred Botting,Dale Townshend Pdf

This collection brings together key writings which convey the breadth of what is understood to be Gothic, and the ways in which it has produced, reinforced, and undermined received ideas about literature and culture. In addition to its interests in the late eighteenth-century origins of the form, this collection anthologizes path-breaking essays on most aspects of gothic production, including some of its nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first century manifestations across a broad range of cultural media.

Author : Bette B. Roberts
Publisher : Ayer Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1980-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0405126581

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The Gothic Romance, Its Appeal to Women Writers and Readers in Late Eighteenth-century England by Bette B. Roberts Pdf

Author : Ann Radcliffe
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2023-10-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781770488960

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Romance of the Forest by Ann Radcliffe Pdf

Adeline, the protagonist of Ann Radcliffe’s The Romance of the Forest, became a model for later Gothic heroines. Passionate, imaginative, and sensitive, in the course of the novel she travels rapidly through the forests and Gothic ruins of France, pursued by the villain de Montfort and perpetually threatened by what appear to be supernatural events. The publication of The Romance of the Forest in 1791 had a significant impact on Radcliffe’s career and on the rise of what would be known as the Gothic novel. The novel was widely praised upon publication and became a measure of quality against which all her future novels were gauged. Along with critical praise, The Romance of the Forest found an enthusiastic general audience and opened the new genre of Gothic Romance to a wider range of readers. The extensive historical appendices provide material on the novel’s contemporary reception, the Gothic novel, sensibility and sentiment, and the aesthetics of the sublime and picturesque.

Author : Robert Miles
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : English fiction
ISBN : 0719038294

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Ann Radcliffe by Robert Miles Pdf

To her contemporaries, Ann Radcliffe was 'The Great Enchantress'. Her wild and stormy Gothic romances made her one of the most popular and successful writers of the later eighteenth century.

Author : Ann Radcliffe
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781513214368

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The Romance of the Forest by Ann Radcliffe Pdf

The Romance of the Forest (1791) is a novel by Ann Radcliffe. Her third novel was immensely popular upon publication, going though several editions in the span of three years. Considered an essential work of Gothic fiction, The Romance of the Forest made her name as a leading novelist of suspense and the supernatural. As night descends on the city of Paris, Pierre and Constance de la Motte leave their home for what may be the last time. Unable to pay their creditors, they’ve decided to flee by carriage with their servants Peter and Annette, who help them as they frantically pack whatever they can before morning arrives. Although their escape proves successful, they decide to stop in order to find a place to rest until dawn. Following a faint light, Pierre makes his way through the darkness to an ancient home, where a stranger grants him entry. Soon, however, his hope dissipates as he is locked in a room with a beautiful woman and told that he must take her with him on his journey. Fearing for his life, he agrees to the stranger’s demands, and makes his way back to the carriage with Adeline in tow. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Ann Radcliffe’s The Romance of the Forest is a classic of English literature reimagined for modern readers.

Author : Angela Wright
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780748696758

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Romantic Gothic by Angela Wright Pdf

"Traces the Gothic impulses in proto-Romantic and Romantic British, American and European culture, 1740-1830"--Quatrième de couverture.

Author : Angela Wright
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2007-07-20
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781137039910

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Gothic Fiction by Angela Wright Pdf

What is the Gothic? Few literary genres have attracted so much praise and critical disdain simultaneously. This Guide returns to the Gothic novel's first wave of popularity, between 1764 and 1820, to explore and analyse the full range of contradictory responses that the Gothic evoked. Angela Wright appraises the key criticism surrounding the Gothic fiction of this period, from 18th century accounts to present-day commentaries. Adopting an easy-to-follow thematic approach, the Guide examines: - Contemporary criticism of the Gothic - The aesthetics of terror and horror - The influence of the French Revolution - Religion, nationalism and the Gothic - The relationship between psychoanalysis and the Gothic - The relationship between gender and the Gothic. Concise and authoritative, this indispensable Guide provides an overview of Gothic criticism and covers the work of a variety of well-known Gothic writers, such as Horace Walpole, Ann Radcliffe, Matthew Lewis and many others.

Author : Francesca Saggini
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317319511

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The Gothic Novel and the Stage by Francesca Saggini Pdf

In this ground-breaking study Saggini explores the relationship between the late eighteenth-century novel and the theatre, arguing that the implicit theatricality of the Gothic novel made it an obvious source from which dramatists could take ideas. Similarly, elements of the theatre provided inspiration to novelists.

Author : Douglass H. Thomson,Jack G. Voller,Frederick S. Frank
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2001-11-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780313006913

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Gothic Writers by Douglass H. Thomson,Jack G. Voller,Frederick S. Frank Pdf

With its roots in Romanticism, antiquarianism, and the primacy of the imagination, the Gothic genre originated in the 18th century, flourished in the 19th, and continues to thrive today. This reference is designed to accommodate the critical and bibliographical needs of a broad spectrum of users, from scholars seeking critical assistance to general readers wanting an introduction to the Gothic, its abundant criticism, and the present state of Gothic Studies. The volume includes alphabetically arranged entries on more than 50 Gothic writers from Horace Walpole to Stephen King. Entries for Russian, Japanese, French, and German writers give an international scope to the book, while the focus on English and American literature shows the dynamic nature of Gothicism today. Each of the entries is devoted to a particular author or group of authors whose works exhibit Gothic elements, beginning with a primary bibliography of works by the writer, including modern editions. This section is followed by a critical essay, which examines the author's use of Gothic themes, the author's place in the Gothic tradition, and the critical reception of the author's works. The entries close with selected, annotated bibliographies of scholarly studies. The volume concludes with a timeline and a bibliography of the most important broad scholarly works on the Gothic.

Author : Ann Radcliffe
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2023-09-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781528798921

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Ann Radcliffe's The Romance of the Forest by Ann Radcliffe Pdf

A timeless gothic romance of mystery, danger, and suspense. This horror classic examines the tensions between hedonism and honour through Ann Radcliffe’s masterfully atmospheric prose. First published in 1791, this captivating novel is set against the background of the isolated French countryside while the shadow of the country’s ongoing revolution looms. When virtuous Adeline is forced to seek refuge in the depths of the forest with Monsieur Pierre de la Motte, his wife, and his two servants, the group find themselves hiding in the ruins of an abandoned abbey. Soon, they suspect they might not be alone as storms shroud the sky and entangled tales of forbidden love and law evasion echo through the eerie halls. This volume is part of the Mothers of the Macabre series, celebrating the gothic horror masterpieces of pioneering women writers who played a pivotal role in shaping and advancing the genre. With its vivid descriptions, atmospheric settings, and compelling characters, The Romance of the Forest exemplifies why Radcliffe remains a prolific influence in the gothic genre.

Author : Michael Gamer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2000-09-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781139426848

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Romanticism and the Gothic by Michael Gamer Pdf

This is the first full-length study to examine the links between high Romantic literature and what has often been thought of as a merely popular genre - the Gothic. Michael Gamer offers a sharply focused analysis of how and why Romantic writers drew on Gothic conventions whilst, at the same time, denying their influence in order to claim critical respectability. He shows how the reception of Gothic literature, including its institutional and commercial recognition as a form of literature, played a fundamental role in the development of Romanticism as an ideology. In doing so he examines the early history of the Romantic movement and its assumptions about literary value, and the politics of reading, writing and reception at the end of the eighteenth century. As a whole the book makes an original contribution to our understanding of genre, tracing the impact of reception, marketing and audience on its formation.

Author : Carol Margaret Davison
Publisher : University of Wales Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-06-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781783163878

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History of the Gothic: Gothic Literature 1764-1824 by Carol Margaret Davison Pdf

This title offers a detailed yet accessible introduction to classic British Gothic literature and the popular sub-category of the Female Gothic designed for the student reader. Works by such classic Gothic authors as Horace Walpole, Matthew Lewis, Ann Radcliffe, William Godwin, and Mary Shelley are examined against the backdrop of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century British social and political history and significant intellectual/cultural developments. Identification and interpretation of the Gothic’s variously reconfigured major motifs and conventions is provided alongside suggestions for further critical reading, a timeline of notable Gothic-related publications, and consideration of various theoretical approaches.

Author : Ann Radcliffe
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781513214351

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A Sicilian Romance by Ann Radcliffe Pdf

A Sicilian Romance (1790) is a novel by Ann Radcliffe. Published anonymously, Radcliffe’s second novel is a tragic story of love and murder set in the sublime landscape of the Sicilian coast. Considered an essential work of Gothic fiction, A Sicilian Romance is an early example of her prowess as a leading novelist of suspense and the supernatural. “As I walked over the loose fragments of stone, [...] I recurred, by a natural association of ideas, to the times when these walls stood proudly in their original splendour, when the halls were the scenes of hospitality and festive magnificence, and when they resounded with the voices of those whom death had long since swept from the earth.” A young tourist wanders through the ruins of an ancient castle. A local friar approaches and, noticing the foreigner’s curiosity, reveals to him the story of the Mazzini family, whose misfortune it was to possess wealth and power at the expense of morality. Possessive and cruel, the Marquis Mazzini seeks to control his daughters’ lives by forcing them to marry the men of his choosing. When Julia falls in love with an Italian count, he commands her to take the hand of the Duke de Luovo. Although she assents, Julia secretly plans to flee the castle with her lover, setting in motion a tale of terror and betrayal. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Ann Radcliffe’s A Sicilian Romance is a classic of English literature reimagined for modern readers.