{"product_id":"european-gothic-9780719060649","title":"European Gothic","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChallenging the tyranny of the Anglo-American narratives that have dominated critical histories of the Gothic so far, this work argues that the Gothic novel did not simply derive from \u003ci\u003eThe Castle of Otranto\u003c\/i\u003e, but that it has been found in the crucible of translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFocussing on Gothic writing in English, French, German, Russian and Spanish, the collection charts a rich process of cross-fertilisation and, in particular, examines the importance of Anglo-French exchanges in the development of the Gothic novel within Europe and, subsequently, the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWithin this framework, and from a variety of critical perspectives, the 13 contributors re-assess the work of authors such as Clara Reeve, Sophia Lee, Charlotte Smith, Ann Radcliffe, Matthew Lewis, Charles Maturin, Coleridge, Mary Shelley, Jan Potocki, Balzac, Dostoevsky, Gaston Leroux and Djuna Barnes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume thus offers a fresh way of thinking about Gothic lineages and histories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596347719916,"sku":"9780719060649","price":102.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780719060649-european-gothic.jpg?v=1777922185","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/european-gothic-9780719060649","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}