Shakespearean Gothic / edited by Christy Desmet and Anne Williams.
| Other author | Desmet, Christy, 1954-2018 |
| Other author | Williams, Anne, 1947- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2009. |
| Description | viii, 286 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Gothic literary studies Gothic literary studies. ^A1011088 |
| Contents | Part 1, Gothic appropriations of 'Shakespeare'. Reading Walpole reading Shakespeare / Anne Williams; Ann Radcliffe, 'the Shakespeare of romance writers' / Rictor Norton; The curse of Shakespeare / Jeffrey Kahan -- Part 2, Rewriting Shakespeare's plays and characters. Shakespearean shadows ' parodic haunting of Thomas Love Peacock's Nightmare Abbey and Jane Austen's / Northanger Abbey, Marjean D. Purinton and Marliss C. Desens; Fatherly and daughterly pursuits: Mary Shelley's Matilda and Shakespeare's King Lear / Carolyn A. Weber; Into the madman's dream: the gothic abduction of Romeo and Juliet / Yael Shapira; Gothic cordelias: the afterlife of King Lear and the construction of femininity / Diane Long Hoeveler -- Part 3, Shakespeare as gothic writer. 'We are not safe': history, fear and the gothic in Richard III / Jessica Walker; Remembering Ophelia: Elle Terry and the Shakespearizing of Dracula / Christy Desmet; 'Rites of memory': the heart of Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet / Susan Allen Ford. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 0708320937 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780708320938 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0708320929 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780708320921 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PR2976 .S53 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |