{"product_id":"the-gothic-nick-groom-9780199586790","title":"The Gothic: A Very Short Introduction","description":"The Gothic is wildly diverse. It can refer to ecclesiastical architecture, supernatural fiction, cult horror films, and a distinctive style of rock music. It has influenced political theorists and social reformers, as well as Victorian home d馗or and contemporary fashion. This \u003cem\u003eVery Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e captures the history of the Gothic from ancient times to the present. It covers the sack of Rome by the barbarian tribes, mediaeval architecture, popular culture in the sixteenth century (including ballads and Revenge Tragedy), political theories of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the rise of the Gothic novel, the Victorian Gothic Revival, and the influence of Gothic culture on film, music, and fashion. It includes familiar Gothic novels such \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e, while also covering Gothic gardening, slasher movies, and the current Goth scene. It is the only account of the Gothic that describes the entire history of the term, presenting it in all its richly complex and perversely contradictory glory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Groom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199586799\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199586790\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.20w x 0.60d","brand":"Nick Groom","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048478142719,"sku":"9780199586790","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c4db1781-f77a-462b-becf-0fd65306ccd3.jpg?v=1684995995","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-gothic-nick-groom-9780199586790","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}