{"product_id":"the-victorian-gothic-an-edinburgh-companion-9780748691166","title":"The Victorian Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion","description":"The first multi-disciplinary scholarly consideration of the Victorian Gothic These 14 chapters, each written by an acknowledged expert in the field, provide an invaluable insight into the complex and various Gothic forms of the nineteenth century. Covering a range of diverse contexts, the chapters focus on science, medicine, Queer theory, imperialism, nationalism, and gender. Together with further chapters on the ghost story, realism, the fin de siècle, pulp fictions, sensation fiction, and the Victorian way of death, the Companion provides the most complete overview of the Victorian Gothic to date.The book is an essential resource for students and scholars working on the Gothic, Victorian literature and culture, and critical theory.Key Features*First multi-authored thorough exploration of the Victorian Gothic*Original research in all chapters*Sets the agenda for future scholarship in the field*Pedagogically awareKey WordsVictorian, Gothic, Science, Gender, Nationalism, Death, Supernatural, Ghost, Death\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12392574\"\u003eAndrew Smith\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780748691166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0748691162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LIT\"\u003eLiterary Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LIT004180\"\u003eGothic \u0026amp; Romance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew Smith is Professor of Nineteenth-Century English Literature at the University of Sheffield where he co-directs the Centre for the History of the Gothic. He is the author or editor of over 20 published books including \u003ci\u003eGothic Death 1740-1914: A Literary History\u003c\/i\u003e (Manchester University Press, 2016), \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost Story 1840-1920: A Cultural History\u003c\/i\u003e (Manchester University Press, 2010), \u003ci\u003eGothic Literature\u003c\/i\u003e (Edinburgh University Press, 2007, revised 2013), \u003ci\u003eVictorian Demons\u003c\/i\u003e (Manchester University Press, 2004) and \u003ci\u003eGothic Radicalism\u003c\/i\u003e (Macmillan, 2000). He is a past president of the International Gothic Association. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Hughes is Professor of Literature in English at the University of Macau, where he leads teaching in Victorian studies and Gothic literature. He is the author of more than twenty books in the fields of Victorian studies, the Gothic and medical history, including \u003ci\u003eThe Dome of Thought: Phrenology and the Victorian Popular Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e (Manchester University Press, 2022), \u003ci\u003eKey Concepts in the Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e (Edinburgh University Press, 2018) and \u003ci\u003eThat Devil's Trick: Hypnotism and the British Popular Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e (Manchester University Press, 2015). He has also co-edited a number of important essay collections, including, with Andrew Smith, \u003ci\u003eSuicide and the Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e (Manchester University Press, 2019) and with Ruth Heholt, \u003ci\u003eGothic Britain: Dark Places in the Margins and Provinces of the British Isles\u003c\/i\u003e (University of Wales press, 2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44686954692845,"sku":"9780748691166","price":53.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_7ae0756b-5d24-473c-84f3-d43def81b81e.jpg?v=1703652241","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/the-victorian-gothic-an-edinburgh-companion-9780748691166","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}