Gothic incest

Gender, sexuality and transgression

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Gothic & Romantic, European, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies
Cover of the book Gothic incest by Jenny DiPlacidi, Manchester University Press
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Author: Jenny DiPlacidi ISBN: 9781526107565
Publisher: Manchester University Press Publication: April 1, 2018
Imprint: Manchester University Press Language: English
Author: Jenny DiPlacidi
ISBN: 9781526107565
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Publication: April 1, 2018
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Language: English

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.

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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.

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