Colombian Gothic in Cinema and Literature

The Colombian Gothic in Cinema and Literature postulates defining aesthetic features and political functions of the genre in Colombia-from the nineteenth century to the present, and from Bogotá to Cali.

List of contents

Introduction: The Gothic in Colombia and in Latin America; 1. Gothic Pioneers: José Asunción Silva and José Joaquín Vargas Valdés; 2. Gothic in the "Hot Lands"; 3. Colombian Negrótico and the Gothic in the Mountains; 4. Beyond the Regions; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Gabriel Eljaiek-Rodríguez is a Colombian writer and academic currently teaching in Atlanta, Georgia. He has written extensively on the Latin American Gothic, Horror cinema and cultural migration.

Summary

The Colombian Gothic in Cinema and Literature postulates defining aesthetic features and political functions of the genre in Colombia—from the nineteenth century to the present, and from Bogotá to Cali.

Product details

• Authors: Gabriel Eljaiek-Rodriguez
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2021
• EAN: 9781785278310
• ISBN: 978-1-78527-831-0
• No. of pages: 124
• Series: Anthem Studies in Gothic Literature; Anthem Studies in Gothic Liter
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Romance linguistics / literary studies; Literature, Gothic, LITERARY CRITICISM / Gothic & Romance, LITERARY CRITICISM / Caribbean & Latin American, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Horror, Caribbean islands, Romanticism, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literature: history and criticism, Film: styles and genres, Performing arts genres: Science fiction, fantasy and horror