Mid-Century Gothic - The Uncanny Objects of Modernity in British Literature Culture After

Mid-Century Gothic offers a fresh perspective on the cultural moment that followed World War II, and discovers a deep sense of unease mingling with optimism about the future. By reassessing the novels, films, visual culture and technologies of the period, the book argues that gothicism itself was redefined by the upstart objects of modernity.

About the author

Lisa Mullen is a Teaching Associate in Modern and Contemporary Literature at the University of Cambridge

Summary

Mid-Century Gothic offers a fresh perspective on the cultural moment that followed World War II, and discovers a deep sense of unease mingling with optimism about the future. By reassessing the novels, films, visual culture and technologies of the period, the book argues that gothicism itself was redefined by the upstart objects of modernity. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Lisa Mullen
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9781526160256
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-6025-6
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Art > Plastic arts; Gothic, LITERARY CRITICISM / Gothic & Romance, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Other graphic art forms, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Other graphic or visual art forms, Literary studies: from c 2000