Gothic incest : gender, sexuality and transgression /

The first full-length study of incest in the Gothic genre, this book argues that Gothic writers resisted the power structures of their society through incestuous desires. It provides interdisciplinary readings of incest within father-daughter, sibling, mother-son, cousin and uncle-niece relationship...

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Main Author:	DiPlacidi, Jenny (Author)
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2018.
Subjects:	Gothic fiction (Literary genre), English > History and criticism. English literature > 18th century > History and criticism. English literature > 19th century > History and criticism. Incest in literature. English literature. Gothic fiction (Literary genre), English. LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General. Literature and literary studies. Literature: history and criticism. 1700-1899 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Summary:	The first full-length study of incest in the Gothic genre, this book argues that Gothic writers resisted the power structures of their society through incestuous desires. It provides interdisciplinary readings of incest within father-daughter, sibling, mother-son, cousin and uncle-niece relationships in texts by authors including Emily Brontë, Eliza Parsons, Ann Radcliffe and Eleanor Sleath. The analyses, underpinned by historical, literary and cultural contexts, reveal that the incest thematic allowed writers to explore a range of related sexual, social and legal concerns. Through representations of incest, Gothic writers modelled alternative agencies, sexualities and family structures that remain relevant today.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.
ISBN:	9781526107565 1526107562 9781526107558 1526107554