Touchstones of Gothic Horror

Touchstones of Gothic Horror
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 9780786457014
ISBN-13 : 0786457015
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Book Synopsis Touchstones of Gothic Horror by : David Huckvale

Download or read book Touchstones of Gothic Horror written by David Huckvale and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gothic cinema, typified by the films of Universal, Hammer, Amicus and Tigon, grew out of an aesthetic that stretches back to the 18th century and beyond, even to Shakespeare. This book explores the origin of Gothic cinema in art and literature, tracing its connection to the Gothic revival in architecture, the Gothic novel, landscape, ruins, Egyptology, occultism, sexuality, the mythology of werewolves, the philosophy of Hegel, and many other aspects of the Romantic and Symbolist movements.


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