Spectres of antiquity : classical literature and the Gothic, 1740-1830
by
Uden, James, author.
Title
:
Spectres of antiquity : classical literature and the Gothic, 1740-1830
Author
:
Uden, James, author.
ISBN
:
9780190910303
Physical Description
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1 online resource : illustrations (colour).
Series
:
Oxford scholarship online
Oxford scholarship online.
General Note
:
Also issued in print: 2020.
Abstract
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Gothic literature imagines the return of ghosts from the past. What about the classical past? 'Spectres of Antiquity' is full-length study describing the relationship between Greek & Roman culture & the Gothic novels, poetry, & drama of the 18th & early-19th century. Rather than simply representing the opposite of classical aesthetics & ideas, the Gothic emerged from an awareness of the lingering power of antiquity, & it irreverently fractures & deconstructs classical images & ideas. The Gothic also reflects a new vision of the ancient world: no longer inspiring modernity through its examples, antiquity has become a ghost, haunting & oppressing contemporary minds rather than guiding them. Through readings of canonical works by authors including Horace Walpole, Ann Radcliffe, Matthew Lewis, & Mary Shelley, the text argues that these authors' ghostly plots & ideas preserve the remembered traces of Greece & Rome.
Reading Level
:
Specialized.
Subject Term
:
Gothic fiction (Literary genre), English -- History and criticism.
Gothic fiction (Literary genre), American -- History and criticism.
English literature -- Classical influences.
American literature -- Classical influences.
Romanticism.
Electronic Access
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Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | [[missing key: search.ChildField.HOLDING]] | Status |
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Online Library | E-Book | 512349-1001 | PR408 .G68 U34 2020 | | Elektronik Kütüphane |