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Haefele-Thomas, Ardel

 
9780708324653: Queer Others in Victorian Gothic: Transgressing Monstrosity
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ISBN 10 : 0708324657 ISBN 13 : 9780708324653
Editeur : University of Wales Press, 2012

Synopsis

Queer Others in Victorian Gothic: Transgressing Monstrosity explores the intersections of Gothic, cultural, gender, queer, socio-economic and postcolonial theories in nineteenth-century British representations of sexuality, gender, class and race. From mid-century authors like Wilkie Collins and Elizabeth Gaskell to fin-de-siècle writers such as J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Florence Marryat and Vernon Lee, this study examines the ways that these Victorian writers utilized gothic horror as a proverbial safe space in which to grapple with taboo social and cultural issues. This work simultaneously explores our current assumptions about a Victorian culture that was monolithic in its disdain for those who were other .

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À propos de l'auteur

Ardel Haefele-Thomas is a Victorian and Queer Studies scholar who currently holds the position of Chair of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies at City College of San Francisco.

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Éditeur
University of Wales Press
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0708324657
ISBN 13 
9780708324653
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
224
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