Horrifying Sex

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"The first three sections of this collection of essays refer to popular as well as marginalized Gothic texts to portray the three prototypes of sexual deviance. The fourth section covers literary works that celebrate sexual difference and question the idea that the sexually deviant is socially Other"--Provided by publisher.

subjects: Gothic revival (Literature),  English literature,  American Horror tales,  American literature,  History and criticism,  Sex role in literature,  Sex differences (Psychology) in literature,  English Horror tales,  English literature, history and criticism, 19th century,  English literature, history and criticism, 20th century,  American literature, history and criticism, 19th century,  American literature, history and criticism, 20th century,  Horror tales, history and criticism