The Gothic Tradition (Barlow Adrian)(Paperback)

The Gothic Tradition (Barlow Adrian)(Paperback)

Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. The gothic influence on modern writers such as Angela Carter, Iain Banks and Stephen King is vivid and great as is the effect on the world of film and rock music. Part of the function of this book is to offer some guidance: not in

Florence and Giles (Harding John)(Paperback / softback)

A sinister Gothic tale in the tradition of The Woman in Black and The Fall of the House of

A Better Me (Barlow Gary)(Paperback)

**The Sunday Times Number One Bestseller** Gary Barlow is one of the most successful British musicians and songwriters of all time, but fifteen years ago, as he himself admits, he hit rock bottom - he was out of shape, out of work and depressed. Faced with an underperforming solo career, tireless

Phyllida Barlow: Collected Lectures, Writings, and Interviews (Barlow Phyllida)(Paperback)

Alongside her career as an artist, Phyllida Barlow CBE RA has written, taught, lectured, and been the subject of numerous interviews. This book brings together 50 texts by Barlow - a diverse array of prose, presentations, reflections on artists, and conversations with art-world luminaries, critics,

A New Companion to the Gothic (Punter David)(Paperback)

The thoroughly expanded and updated New Companion to the Gothic, provides a series of stimulating insights into Gothic writing, its history and genealogy. The addition of 12 new essays and a section on 'Global Gothic' reflects the direction Gothic criticism has taken over the last decade. Many of

Scottish Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion (Davison Carol Margaret)(Paperback)

Interrogates the Gothic in relation to Scotland, 'Scottishness', British Gothic, cultural and national boundaries, and issues of identity Written from various critical standpoints by internationally renowned scholars, Scottish Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion interrogates the ways in which the

Gothic Tales (Gaskell Elizabeth)(Paperback / softback)

Elizabeth Gaskell's chilling Gothic tales blend the real and the supernatural to eerie, compelling effect. 'Disappearances', inspired by local legends of mysterious vanishings, mixes gossip and fact; 'Lois the Witch', a novella based on an account of the Salem witch hunts, shows how sexual desire

The Cambridge Companion to American Gothic (Weinstock Jeffrey Andrew)(Paperback)

The Cambridge Companion to American Gothic offers an accessible overview to both the breadth and depth of the American Gothic tradition. This subgenre features works from many of America's best-known authors: Edgar Allan Poe, Toni Morrison, Stephen King, Anne Rice, Henry James, Edith Wharton,

Gothic death 1740-1914: A literary history (Smith Andrew)(Paperback)

Gothic death 1740-1914 explores the representations of death and dying in Gothic narratives published between the mid-eighteenth century and the beginning of the First World War. The book investigates how eighteenth century Graveyard Poetry and the tradition of the elegy produced a version of death

Women and the Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion (Horner Avril)(Paperback)

A re-assessment of the Gothic in relation to the female, the 'feminine', feminism and post-feminism This collection of newly commissioned essays brings together major scholars in the field of Gothic studies in order to re-think the topic of 'Women and the Gothic'. The 14 chapters in this volume

The Victorian Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion (Smith Andrew)(Paperback)

The Edinburgh Companion to the Victorian Gothic is an essential resource for students and scholars working on the Gothic, Victorian literature and culture, and critical

The Gothic (Punter David)(Paperback)

This guide provides an overview of the most significant issues and debates in Gothic studies. Provides an overview of the most significant issues and debates in Gothic studies. Explains the origins and development of the term Gothic. Explores the evolution of the Gothic in both literary and

The Gothic: A Very Short Introduction (Groom Nick)(Paperback)

The Gothic is wildly diverse. It can refer to ecclesiastical architecture, supernatural fiction, cult horror films, and a distinctive style of rock music. It has influenced political theorists and social reformers, as well as Victorian home d�cor and contemporary fashion. This Very Short

Queer Gothic (Haggerty George E.)(Paperback)

George Haggerty examines the ways in which gothic fiction centers on loss as the foreclosure of homoerotic possibility and the relationship between transgressive sexual behaviors and a range of religious behaviors understood as

The Adrian Mole Diaries: The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 / The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (Townsend Sue)(Paperback)

Victorian Gothic House Styles (Yorke Trevor)(Paperback)

The Gothic revival began in the early years of Victoria's reign. It quickly became the dominant form of building. New and exciting, it reflected Britain's growing stature and a confidence in the country's past and her future direction. The Gothic style was striking and distinctive, with pointed

The Cambridge Companion to Gothic Fiction (Hogle Jerrold E.)(Paperback)

Fourteen world-class experts on the Gothic provide thorough accounts of this haunting-to-horrifying genre from the 1760s to the end of the twentieth century. Essays explore the connections of Gothic fictions to political and industrial revolutions, the realistic novel, the theater, Romantic and

Gothic Revival Architecture (Yorke Trevor)(Paperback)

From the Houses of Parliament to the Midland Hotel at St Pancras and Strawberry Hill House, Gothic Revival buildings are some of the most distinctive structures found in Britain. Far from just copying medieval buildings, it was a style full of color and invention, in which its exponents created a

The Tradition (Brown Jericho)(Paperback)

The Tradition explores cultural threats on black bodies, resistance, and the interplay of desire and privilege in a dangerous

Three Gothic Novels: The Castle of Otranto; Vathek; Frankenstein (Walpole Horace)(Paperback)

Walpole's The Castle of Otranto, Beckford's Vathek, and Shelley's Frankenstein The Gothic novel, which flourished from about 1765 until 1825, revels in the horrible and the supernatural, in suspense and exotic settings. This volume, with its erudite introduction by Mario Praz, presents three of the

Darkly: Black History and America's Gothic Soul (Taylor Leila)(Paperback)

A fascinating journey into the dark heart of the American gothic that analyzes its connections to race and racism in 21st-century America Haunted houses, bitter revenants and muffled heartbeats under floorboards--the American gothic is a macabre tale based on a true story. Part memoir and part

Men and the Fields (Bell Adrian)(Paperback)

Adrian Bell's travels through East Anglia and lowland Britain capture the character of the countryside before modern agriculture altered the landscape and changed forever the way we eat and

Death on the Marais (Magson Adrian)(Paperback / softback)

Be A Hero (Barlow Steve)(Paperback / softback)