London Gothic: Place, Space and the Gothic Imagination

by Anne Witchard and Lawrence Phillips

Book Overview

London has taken a central role in urban Gothic, from key canonic texts like Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The Picture of Dorian Gray and Dracula through modern Gothic texts to the 'tourist gothic' of rebranded gastropubs and ghost tours.

As a specific category, London Gothic is becoming as important for understanding ourselves today as it has been for thinking about the cultural productions of the late-nineteenth century. This...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441185127
• ISBN13: 9781441185129
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"