The Gothic Reader: A Critical Anthology - Softcover

Frayling, Christopher

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9781854375995: The Gothic Reader: A Critical Anthology

Synopsis

The Gothic Reader brings together texts and images from the origins of Gothic art and writing up to the 20th century. It is the first publication to present the Gothic through both the visual arts and literature, helping to establish a new framework for its analysis and appreciation. Writers represented include Ann Radcliffe, Mary Shelley, and Horace Walpole; artists include William Blake, Henry Fuseli, and J.M.W. Turner. The anthology encompasses novels, essays and criticism, letters and memoirs, and pieces from contemporary newspapers and magazines, in an engaging, stimulating book for the general reader.

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About the Authors

Martin Myrone is a curator at Tate, editor of Gothic Nightmares and author of Henry Fuseli in the British Artists Series.

Christopher Frayling is Rector of the Royal College of Art and chairman of the Arts Council. His many publications include Vampyres: Lord Byron to Count Dracula and Nightmare: The Birth of Horror.

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