Gothic At War - Masculinity in Conflict, 1760 - 1818

This is an in depth exploration of how the Gothic literature boom of the late-eighteenth century was a response and reaction to the expansion of the British empire, and to the continued periods of war in the second half of the century. The Gothic has often been discussed in relation to the French Revolution as a literature of terror, but The Gothic at War demonstrates how the works of Gothic writers such as Horace Walpole, Charlotte Smith and Ann Radcliffe were also a literature of conflict. This study places a particular focus on masculinity and national identity, analysing how the representations of war and the figure of the soldier in the Gothic of the era allowed women writers in particular to explore anxieties about manliness and nationality.

A propos de l'auteur

Lauren Nixon cohosts a Gothic podcast called The Ghoul Guides Association and works in doctoral research culture and environment at Nottingham Trent University.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Lauren J. Nixon
• Edition: University of Wales Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 01.06.2025
• EAN: 9781837722648
• ISBN: 978-1-83772-264-8
• Pages: 272
• Thème: Gothic Literary Studies
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Littérature générale et comparée; J, War, Gothic, Nixon, Lauren, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, AT, Conflict, Masculinity, 1818, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form, 1760