Women's Authorship and the Early Gothic: Legacies and Innovations (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781786836106)

This edited collection examines Gothic works written by women authors in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, with a specific focus on the novels and chapbooks produced by less widely commercially and critically popular writers. Bringing these authors to the forefront of contemporary critical examinations of the Gothic, chapters in this collection examine how these works impacted the development of 'women's writing' and Gothic writing during this time. Offering readers an original look at the literary landscape of the period and the roles of the creative women who defined it, the collection argues that such works reflected a female-centred literary subculture defined by creative exchange and innovation, and one that still shapes perceptions of the Gothic mode today. This collection presents an alternative understanding of the legacy of women Gothic authors, anchoring this understanding in complex historical and social contexts and providing a new world of Gothic literature for readers to explore.

Author: Kathleen Hudson
ISBN-10: 1786836106
ISBN-13: 9781786836106
Publisher: University of Wales Press
Language: English
Published: 10/30/2020
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.70w x 0.80d