Terror and wonder : the Gothic imagination
2014
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The Gothic imagination, that dark predilection for horrors and terrors, spectres and sprites, occupies a prominent place in contemporary Western culture. 'Terror and Wonder' is a collection of essays that trace the numerous meanings and manifestations of the Gothic across time, tracking its prominent shifts and mutations from its 18th-century origins, through the Victorian period, and into the present day.
Main title:
Terror and wonder : the Gothic imagination / edited by Dale Townshend.
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Imprint:
London : The British Library, 2014.
Collation:
224 pages : illustrations (colour)
Notes:
Published to accompany the exhibition held at the British Library, October 2014.
ISBN:
9780712357913 (pbk)
Dewey class:
809.38729
Language:
English
BRN:
1834337