Title The Gothic Body : Sexuality, Materialism, and Degeneration at the Fin de Siècle

Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1996

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Description 1 online resource (218 pages) Series Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture Cambridge studies in nineteenth-century literature and culture Contents Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Detication; Contents; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION; The abhuman; Metaphysical estrangement; PART I: THE GOTHIC MATERIAL WORLD; 1 The revenge of matter; 2 Symptomatic readings; PART II GOTHIC BODIES; 3 Evolutionism and the loss of human specificity; 4 Entropic bodies; 4.1 Degenerate sub-species; 4.2 Abjecting whiteness: H.G. Wells' The Time Machine; 5 Chaotic bodies; 5.1 The body as palimpsest; 5.2 ""Generalized animalism"": Wells' The Island of Dr. Moreau; PART III: GOTHIC SEXUALITIES; 6 Uncanny female interiors 6.1 ""The inner chambers of all nameless sin"": Richard Marsh's The Beetle7 Abjected masculinities; AFTERWORD; 8 Narrative chaos; 8.1 The Three Imposters: Arthur Machen's urban chaosmos; Notes; Works cited; Index Summary The popularity of the Gothic in the British fin de siècle, and its links with scientific and social theories Notes Print version record Subject English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism Gothic revival (Literature) -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century Literature and science -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century Horror tales, English -- History and criticism Degeneration in literature. Human body in literature. Materialism in literature. Sex in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. Degeneration in literature English fiction Gothic revival (Literature) Horror tales, English Human body in literature Literature and science Literature and society Materialism in literature Sex in literature Schauerliteratur Identität Engels. Gothic Revival (letterkunde) Menselijk lichaam. Roman anglais -- 19e siècle -- Histoire et critique. Corps humain -- Dans la littérature. Roman gothique -- Grande-Bretagne. Matérialisme -- Dans la littérature. Sexualité -- Dans la littérature. Identität (Motiv) Geschichte 1880-1920. Körper (Motiv) Degeneration (Motiv) Great Britain Englisch. Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781107781160 1107781167 9781107784369 1107784360 9780511821011 0511821018

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