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Gothic Roger Luckhurst

Gothic By Roger Luckhurst

Gothic by Roger Luckhurst

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Summary

The story of the Gothic, from early architecture and literature to the modern horror genre, illustrated by the beautiful, the macabre and the strange.

Gothic Summary

Gothic: An Illustrated History by Roger Luckhurst

Crumbling ruins, undead fiends, dark alleys and forests teeming with horrors seen and unseen: the tendrils of the Gothic have crept out of the architecture of churches, mosques and grand houses and into suburban malls, overcrowded cities, the deserted corners of the world and beyond, taking the shape of monsters from Beowulf to Gojira, Cthulhu or the wendigo to our own terrifying, warped reflections. Across time, form and media, this book traces the weaving path of the Gothic from the shadows of history to the very heart of popular culture today.

With over 350 illustrations

Gothic Reviews

'Wonderful. A book as vivid, strange and rich as its topic' - China Mieville
'A compelling read' - On Magazine
'Roger Luckhurst sets forth an extensive, macabre taxonomy of the protean genre and its hallmark pleasant shivers, dark tendrils grasping through time and space to ensnare gloomy castles, suburban shopping malls and even the most desolate - though maybe not quite unoccupied - reaches of the cosmos ... Luckhurst manages to balance granular detail ... with liveliness and charm' - The New York Times
'A lavish publication of more than 350 arresting images that sparkle with colour much as the pages of text bristle with dark pull-quotes ... Luckhurst's prose is irresistible ... No one will come away from this book without a reinvigorated sense of gothic forms and possibilities in the twenty-first century' - The Times Literary Supplement
'This book is a must-have ... The book's scope is impressive, extending out to a number of iconic films, the writing is beautiful and the illustrations lavish ... A delightfully comprehensive resource' - Teach Secondary

About Roger Luckhurst

Roger Luckhurst is the author of The Invention of Telepathy, 1870-1901 (2002), The Mummy's Curse: The True History of a Dark Fantasy (2012), and Zombies: A Cultural History (2015), and has edited several classic Gothic novels by Bram Stoker, Robert Louis Stevenson and H. P. Lovecraft. He is the Geoffrey Tillotson Professor of Nineteenth Century Studies at Birkbeck College, University of London.

Table of Contents

Introduction

I. Architecture & Form
The Pointed Arch * Ruins * Fragment * Labyrinth * The House

II. The Lie of the Land
The Country & The City * Village * Forest * Wilderness * Edgelands

III. The Gothic Compass
North * South * East * West * Planetary & Cosmic Horror

IV. Monsters
Scale * Splices * The Tentacle * Formless * Us

Further Reading

Additional information

GOR013005342
9780500252512
0500252513
Gothic: An Illustrated History by Roger Luckhurst
Roger Luckhurst
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Thames & Hudson Ltd
2021-10-21
288
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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