Gothic in Times of Crisis

An exploration of new Gothic, old Gothic, and their intersection with the crises of our own times. This text shows Gothic as it encompasses each new reality, each new apocalypse, each new plague or crisis we are going through.

About the author

John Whatley is a retired lecturer from the Simon Fraser University Department of English and a retired associate member of the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University. He is currently managing editor of Simon Fraser University Publications.

Product details

• Authors: John Whatley
• Assisted by: John Whatley (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.12.2025
• EAN: 9781526191724
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-9172-4
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: International Gothic Series
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Gothic, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Gothic & Romance, Literature & literary studies, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: general, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Classic horror & ghost stories, Horror and supernatural fiction, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers