Queering Gothic in the Romantic Age : The Penetrating Eye /
This book argues that Gothic writing of the Romantic period is queer. Using a variety of texts, it argues that contemporary queer theory can help us to read the obliqueness and invisibility of same-sex desire in a culture of vigilance. Fincher shows how the Gothic's ambivalent gender politics d...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
2007.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book argues that Gothic writing of the Romantic period is queer. Using a variety of texts, it argues that contemporary queer theory can help us to read the obliqueness and invisibility of same-sex desire in a culture of vigilance. Fincher shows how the Gothic's ambivalent gender politics destabilize heteronormative narratives. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (VI, 205 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780230223172 |
| DOI: | 10.1057/9780230223172 |