Property and Power in English Gothic Literature

by Ruth Bienstock Anolik

Book Overview

Eighteenth-century England witnessed major social and economic changes, including the commodification of property, person and text through legal containments--enclosure, coverture, primogeniture, copyright. English Gothic authors responded with tropes that worked to dispel the assurances of possession--the contested castle, the beleaguered yet enduring woman, the haunting ghost, the disjointed narrative--warning that seemingly mundane codes of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786498501
• ISBN13: 9780786498505
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher