Gothic incest Gender, sexuality and transgression

Gothic incest Gender, sexuality and transgression

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The first full-length study of incest in the Gothic genre, this book argues that Gothic writers resisted the power structures of their society through incestuous desires. It provides interdisciplinary readings of incest within father-daughter, sibling, mother-son, cousin and uncle-niece relationship...

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Main Author: DiPlacidi, Jenny (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Manchester Manchester University Press 2018
Subjects:
Literature: history & criticism
Literature
gender
sexuality
Gothic literature
incest
incestuous desire
Emily Brontë
Eliza Parsons
Ann Radcliffe
Eleanor Sleath
sexualities
Gothic writers
eighteenth century
Romantic
Gothic studies
gothic tradition
Gender Studies
nineteenth century
Consanguinity
Kinship
Patriarchy
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Summary:The first full-length study of incest in the Gothic genre, this book argues that Gothic writers resisted the power structures of their society through incestuous desires. It provides interdisciplinary readings of incest within father-daughter, sibling, mother-son, cousin and uncle-niece relationships in texts by authors including Emily Brontë, Eliza Parsons, Ann Radcliffe and Eleanor Sleath. The analyses, underpinned by historical, literary and cultural contexts, reveal that the incest thematic allowed writers to explore a range of related sexual, social and legal concerns. Through representations of incest, Gothic writers modelled alternative agencies, sexualities and family structures that remain relevant today.
ISBN:j.ctt2204rt6
9781526107558
Access:Open Access

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