British identities, heroic nationalisms, and the Gothic novel, 1764-1824 /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Toni Wein.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Palgrave,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2002.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xi, 290 pages ;
Dimensions
23 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-282) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction: Punctuating Disequilibrium -- Part I: Tailoring the Gothic Myth Bearing Repetition -- Part II: Retailing the Gothic Myth When Everything New is Old Again: Horace Walpole's Heroic Bequests -- The Prince in the Pauper: Clara Reeve and The Old English Baron Radcliffe, Revolution, and the Romance of Heroism, 1789-94 -- Part III: Tailgating on the Gothic Myth -- Speaking Shadows -- No Child's Play: The Gothic Chapbooks -- From Innkeepers to Puppet Masters: Staging the [Heroic] The Afterlife of the Gothic Nation.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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British Identities, Heroic Nationalisms, and the Gothic Novel, 1764-1824 considers three interlocking developments of this period : the emergence of the Gothic novel at a time when national upheavals required the construction of a new nationalist identity, the Gothic novel's redefinition of heroes and heroism in that nationalist debate, and changes within class and gender as well as audience and author relations. The scope of this study extends beyond the confines of the novel proper to include chapbooks and illustrated reactions.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Courage in literature.
English fiction-- 18th century-- History and criticism.
English fiction-- 19th century-- History and criticism.
Gothic fiction (Literary genre), English-- History and criticism.
Group identity in literature.
Heroes in literature.
Horror tales, English-- History and criticism.
Identity (Psychology) in literature.
Literature and society-- Great Britain.
Nationalism and literature-- Great Britain.
Courage dans la littérature.
Héros dans la littérature.
Identité (Psychologie) dans la littérature.
Identité collective dans la littérature.
Littérature et société-- Grande-Bretagne.
Littérature frénétique-- Grande-Bretagne.
Nationalisme et littérature-- Grande-Bretagne.
Récits d'horreur anglais-- Histoire et critique.
Roman anglais-- 18e siècle-- Histoire et critique.
Roman anglais-- 19e siècle-- Histoire et critique.