Cornish Gothic, 1830-1913

In the nineteenth century, Cornwall was seen as a foreign nation on England's doorstep and imagined as a haunted place, full of ghosts, ghouls, monsters, and legends. This book explores how Gothic authors drew on this to create a Cornish Gothic tradition.

About the author

Joan Passey is lecturer of English at the University of Bristol.

Summary

In the nineteenth century, Cornwall was seen as a foreign nation on England’s doorstep and imagined as a haunted place, full of ghosts, ghouls, monsters, and legends. This book explores how Gothic authors drew on this to create a Cornish Gothic tradition.

Product details

• Authors: Joan Passey
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.04.2023
• EAN: 9781786839916
• ISBN: 978-1-78683-991-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Gothic Literary Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Cornwall, 1913, English, Gothic, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Gothic & Romance, 1830, Cornish, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Joan, Social and cultural history, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Passey