These essays explore some of the most significant current issues concerning the terrain of the Gothic perspective, offering a variety of possible answers to the crucial question: What is Gothic? The collection begins by addressing general issues about the locations and structure of Gothic; this is followed by various considerations of Gothic as a specific historical phenomenon, linked with specific aspects of British, American, and European society; and, finally, by an exploration of Gothic writing during recent decades.
- ISBN13 9780312222239
- Publish Date 25 November 1999 (first published 16 October 1995)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition 1999 ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 362
- Language English