The Emergence of Irish Gothic Fiction - Histories, Origins, Theories?

Provides a new account of the emergence of Irish gothic fiction in mid-eighteenth century. This book provides a robustly theorised and thoroughly historicised account of the ‘beginnings' of Irish gothic fiction, maps the theoretical terrain covered by other critics, and puts forward a new histo...

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Main Author: Killeen, Jarlath (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh, United Kingdom Edinburgh University Press [2014]
Series:Open textbook library.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Zombieland: From Gothic Ireland to Irish Gothic
  • 1. Braindead: Locating the Gothic
  • 2. The Creeping Unknown: Re-Making Meaning in the Gothic Novel
  • 3. Mad Love: The Adventures of Miss Sophia Berkley and the Politics of Consent
  • 4. The Monster Club: Monstrosity, Catholicism and Revising the (1641) Rising
  • 5. Undead: Unmaking Monsters in Longsword
  • Conclusion: Land of the Dead