Speaking the Language of the Night: Aspects of the Gothic in Selected Contemporary Novels

by Adriana Raducanu

This study explores Global Gothic and comparative literature by contextualizing Gothic tropes such as the sublime, the uncanny, the double and the setting in contemporary novels written by Adiga, Desai, Ishiguro, M ller, Pamuk, Roberts and Rushdie. Gothic criticism is accompanied by a cultural, historical and ideological analysis of the narratives.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 363162803X
• ISBN13: 9783631628034
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.4"