Nordic Gothic

Giving an overview of contemporary Nordic Gothic in different media as well as tracing its history, Nordic Gothic also provides a number of case studies and in-depth analyses of individual narratives. It explores Nordic folklore, settings and identities as well as making visible cultural anxieties haunting the welfare state.

About the author

Maria Holmgren Troy is Professor of English at Karlstad University

Summary

Giving an overview of contemporary Nordic Gothic in different media as well as tracing its history, Nordic Gothic also provides a number of case studies and in-depth analyses of individual narratives. It explores Nordic folklore, settings and identities as well as making visible cultural anxieties haunting the welfare state. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Maria Holmgren Hoglund Troy
• Assisted by: Johan Hoglund (Editor), Johan Hõglund (Editor), Yvonne Leffler (Editor), Leffler Yvonne (Editor), Maria Holmgren Troy (Editor), Troy Maria Holmgren (Editor), Sofia Wijkmark (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2022
• EAN: 9781526163950
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-6395-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: International Gothic Series; International Gothic
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Cultural Studies, Television, LITERARY CRITICISM / Gothic & Romance, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 21st Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Horror, Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Scandinavian languages