The Gothic Body: Sexuality, Materialism, and Degeneration at the Fin de Siecle

The Gothic Body

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The Gothic Body: Sexuality, Materialism, and Degeneration at the Fin de Siecle
  • The Gothic Body: Sexuality, Materialism, and Degeneration at the Fin de Siecle
  • The Gothic Body: Sexuality, Materialism, and Degeneration at the Fin de Siecle
The Gothic Body

The Gothic Body

$32.00
$32.00
$32.00 each
This book accounts for the resurgence of Gothic, and its immense popularity, during the British fin de siècle. In particular, Kelly Hurley explores a key scenario that haunts the genre: the loss of a unified and stable human identity, and the emergence of a chaotic and transformative "abhuman" identity in its place. Gothic is revealed as a highly productive and speculative genre, strongly indebted to nineteenth-century scientific, medical and social theories, including evolutionism, criminal anthropology and degeneration theory.

Book Details

ISBN
9780521607117
Binding
Paperback
Authors
Kelly Hurley, Hurley Kelly
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Published Date
July 29, 2004
Language
English
Pages
220
Physical Info
0.5 in H x 9 in L x 5.9 in W (0.7 lb)

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