An edition of The Gothic Body (1996)
The Gothic Body
Sexuality, Materialism, and Degeneration at the Fin de Siècle (Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture)
By Kelly Hurley
Publish Date
July 29, 2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Language
eng
Pages
216
Description:
This book accounts for the resurgence of Gothic, and its immense popularity, during the British fin de siecle. Kelly Hurley explores a key scenario that haunts the genre: the loss of a unified and stable human identity, and the emergence of a chaotic and transformative "abhuman" identity in its place. She shows that such representations of gothic bodices are strongly indebted to those found in nineteenth-century biology and social medicine, evolutionism, criminal anthropology, and degeneration theory. Gothic is revealed as a highly productive and speculative genre, standing in opportunistic relation to nineteenth-century scientific and social theories.
subjects: Body, Human, in literature, Degeneration in literature, English Horror tales, English fiction, Gothic revival (Literature), History, History and criticism, Horror tales, English, Literature and science, Literature and society, Materialism in literature, Sex in literature, Human body in literature, English fiction, history and criticism, 19th century, Horror tales, history and criticism, Materialism, Human Body, In literature, Sex, Modern Literature, Body Image
Places: Great Britain
Times: 19th century