Gothic (The New Critical Idiom) (Essays and Studies)

by Fred Botting

[celinenyx]

Nice overview of Gothic texts throughout time. I especially found his general typology of the Gothic useful: what do people mean when they call a work 'Gothic'? What are their commonalities?

On the other hand, I found Gothic not particularly useful for anyone looking for a survey of contemporary Gothic studies: Botting doesn't use footnotes in this text, and his references to critical works are minimal. The guide to further reading only lists a tiny amount of works, most of which are quite dated.