Research Catalog

The gothic : a very short introduction

Title
The gothic : a very short introduction / Nick Groom.
Author
Groom, Nick, 1966-
Publication
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
TextUse in library JFC 13-523Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

Details

Description
xvii, 163 p. : ill., map; 18 cm.
Series Statement
Very short introductions ; 329
Uniform Title
Very short introductions ; 329.
Subject
  • Arts, Gothic
  • Art, Gothic
  • Goth culture (Subculture)
  • Gothic fiction (Literary genre)
  • Gothic revival (Literature)
  • Horror tales, English > History and criticism
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-153) and index.
Contents
Preface : a history of the gothic in thirteen chapters -- Origins of the Goths -- The ascent to heaven -- The iconoclasts -- The revenge of the dead -- Liberty gothic -- Gothic whiggery -- The sixties -- The descent into hell -- The poetics of blood -- The gothic dream -- New England Goths -- The ghost in the machine -- First and last and always.
Call Number
JFC 13-523
ISBN
  • 9780199586790 (pbk.)
  • 0199586799 (pbk.)
OCLC
794136186
Author
Groom, Nick, 1966-
Title
The gothic : a very short introduction / Nick Groom.
Imprint
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Edition
1st ed.
Series
Very short introductions ; 329
Very short introductions ; 329.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-153) and index.
Research Call Number
JFC 13-523
View in Legacy Catalog