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  • Paperback: 560 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks; New edition edition (8 Jul 1993)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0192831178
  • ISBN-13: 978-0192831170
  • Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.8 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 275,471 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Gothic fiction is generally associated with the repertoire of claustrophobic settings, gloomy themes, and threatening atmosphere. However, later writers shifted the emphasis from cruelty to decadence, while modern Gothic is distinguished by its imaginative variety of voice, from the chilling depiction of a disordered mind to the sinister suggestion of vampirism. This anthology illustrates the continuing strength of this special fictional tradition from the 18th century to the present day. It brings together work of writers such as Le Fanu, Hawthorne, Hardy, Faulkner, and Borges with their earliest forebears, and emphasizes the central role of women writers from Anna Laetitia Aikin to Angela Carter and Isabel Allende.

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Chris Baldick is Professor of English at Goldsmiths' College. His previous publications include 'In Frankenstein's Shadow: Myth, Monstrosity, and Nineteenth Century Writing' (1987), 'The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms' (1991), and an introduction to the Oxford World's Classics edition of C. R. Maturin's Gothic tale, 'Melmoth the Wanderer'. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An anthology to keep you awake at night!, 10 Feb 2003
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Gothic stories are still very popular today and this anthology does a great job of presenting a selection of the most important ones from the 18th century to the present day. There are many famous names, Poe, Lovecraft, Stevenson, Le Fanu, etc. but also little know ones, for example Frederick Cowles, Isaac Crookenden and George Washington Cable. It can be read from cover to cover or you can choose a story according to how much time you have or whether you are in the mood for an early gothic tale or a more contemporary one. The stories are conveniently arranged in chronological order, and the introduction and notes by Chris Baldick are very informative. A book to treasure!
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