Welsh Gothic

Zusammenfassung Drawing upon both Welsh- and English-language materials! Welsh Gothic explores the diverse ways in which Wales has been represented in Gothic literature from the late eighteenth century to the present day. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Haunted by History Chapter 1. Cambria Gothica (1780s-1820s) i. Romantic tourists in Gothic Wales ii. In the Devil's Parlour iii. Acts of Union iv. Gothic Histories Chapter 2. An Underworld of One's Own (1830s-1900s) i. The Doom of the Cymry ii. Embracing the Underworld iii. Arthur Machen's Underworld in the West Chapter 3. Haunted Communities (1900s-1940s) i. The Devil in Zion ii. Coalfield Gothic Chapter 4. Land of the Living Dead (1940s-1997) i. The Return of the Repressed ii. A Zombie Culture iii. Border Vampires Part II. 'Things that go bump in the Celtic Twilight' Chapter 5. Witches! Druids and the Hounds of Annwn i. The Witch as Wise Woman and Avenger ii. Druid Sacrifice iii. Hunting with Hellhounds Chapter 6. The Sin-eater i. The Historical Sin-eater ii. The Welsh Sin-eater in Literature Sin-eating beyond Wales

Product details

• Authors: Jane Aaron, Aaron Jane
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.2013
• EAN: 9780708326084
• ISBN: 978-0-7083-2608-4
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Gothic Literary Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Gothic, Welsh, LITERARY CRITICISM / Gothic & Romance, Aaron, Jane, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Romanticism, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literature: history and criticism