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Gothic incest

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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Hovedforfatter: DiPlacidi, Jenny
Format: Online
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: Manchester University Press 2021
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Literature
gender
sexuality
Gothic literature
incest
incestuous desire
Emily Brontë
Eliza Parsons
Ann Radcliffe
Eleanor Sleath
sexualities
Gothic writers
eighteenth century
Romantic
Gothic studies
gothic tradition
Gender Studies
nineteenth century
Consanguinity
Kinship
Patriarchy
thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism
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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.

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