The Emergence of Irish Gothic Fiction: History, Origins, Theories

by Jarlath Killeen

Provides a new account of the emergence of Irish gothic fiction in mid-eighteenth century
This book provides a robustly theorised and thoroughly historicised account of the 'beginnings' of Irish gothic fiction, maps the theoretical terrain covered by other critics, and puts forward a new history of the emergence of the genre in Ireland. The main argument the book makes is that the Irish gothic should be read in the context of the split in Irish...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748690808
• ISBN13: 9780748690800
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.4"