Classic Horror: A Historical Exploration of Literature

by
Anne DeLongauthor

Anne DeLong is associate professor of English at Kutztown University.

Classic Horror: A Historical Exploration of Literature

20180630

Greenwood

Pages 272
Topics The Arts

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Classic Horror: A Historical Exploration of Literature

Author(s): DeLong, Anne;
Contributors: DeLong, Anne;
Abstract:

A valuable resource for readers exploring the classic horror genre, this book presents primary source documents alongside analysis in an examination of the social, political, and economic factors reflected in nineteenth-century Gothic literature.


• Reveals truths and falsities about four major works of classic horror with regard to their historical context

• Provides excerpts from primary source documents

• Places the literary works in their broader chronological context through use of a timeline

• Discusses the historical currents of the nineteenth century in an introductory essay

SortTitle: classic horror: a historical exploration of literature
Author Info:
Anne DeLongauthor

Anne DeLong is associate professor of English at Kutztown University.

eISBN-13: 9781440858437
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Print ISBN-13: 9781440858420
Imprint: Greenwood
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 20180630
Series: Historical Explorations of Literature