🏚️ Gothic

The Literature of Terror: Volume 2: The Modern Gothic

✍️ David Punter
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🏛 Routledge 📅 1996 📖 244 pages 🌐 English 📔 Paperback ISBN: 9780582290556

📝 Description: The Literature of Terror: Volume 2: The Modern Gothic

Volume two continues the survey through the gothic writing of the twentienth century, it includes a new chapter on film and post-war fiction, and a detailed examination of the development of a 'culture of horror'.

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Punter’s work is a dense, scholarly examination rather than an entertaining narrative, making it unsuitable for casual readers seeking quick thrills or straightforward ghost stories. It suits academics and dedicated genre historians who value rigorous analysis over plot progression. Those expecting traditional horror fiction will likely find this dry and inaccessible. However, for those dissecting the 'culture of horror,' it offers necessary depth. It is a tool for study, not leisure, demanding patience from readers unwilling to engage with theoretical frameworks.
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Punter’s work is a dense, scholarly examination rather than an entertaining narrative, making it unsuitable for casual readers seeking quick thrills or straightforward ghost stories. It suits academics and dedicated genre historians who value rigorous analysis over plot progression. Those expecting traditional horror fiction will likely find this dry and inaccessible. However, for those dissecting the 'culture of horror,' it offers necessary depth. It is a tool for study, not leisure, demanding patience from readers unwilling to engage with theoretical frameworks.

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