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Gothic incest Gender, sexuality and transgression

The first full-length study of incest in the Gothic genre, this book argues that Gothic writers resisted the power structures of their society through incestuous desires. It provides interdisciplinary readings of incest within father-daughter, sibling, mother-son, cousin and uncle-niece relationship...

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Main Author: DiPlacidi, Jenny
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Manchester Manchester University Press 2018
Subjects:
Gothic Studies
Gender Studies
Incest
Emily Brontë
Incestuous Desire
Gothic Literature
Sexuality
Eliza Parsons
Nineteenth Century
Kinship
Ann Radcliffe
Gothic Tradition
Gothic Writers
Sexualities
Literature
Patriarchy
Consanguinity
Gender
Eighteenth Century
Romantic
Literature: History And Criticism
Eleanor Sleath
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Collection: OAPEN - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The first full-length study of incest in the Gothic genre, this book argues that Gothic writers resisted the power structures of their society through incestuous desires. It provides interdisciplinary readings of incest within father-daughter, sibling, mother-son, cousin and uncle-niece relationships in texts by authors including Emily Brontë, Eliza Parsons, Ann Radcliffe and Eleanor Sleath. The analyses, underpinned by historical, literary and cultural contexts, reveal that the incest thematic allowed writers to explore a range of related sexual, social and legal concerns. Through representations of incest, Gothic writers modelled alternative agencies, sexualities and family structures that remain relevant today.
Item Description:Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode
ISBN:j.ctt2204rt6
9781526107558

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