Queer Others in Victorian Gothic
by Ardel Haefele-Thomas
Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalgay/lesbianslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeA grounded, serious non-fiction book: slow-burning and stirring. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
Applying theory to literary history and to the present, Queer Others in Victorian Gothic: Transgressing Monstrosity explores intersections in nineteenth-century British representations of sexuality, gender, class and race. From such mid-century authors as Wilkie Collins, Elizabeth Gaskell and J.
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- Ardel Haefele-Thomas
- Published
- 2012
- Pages
- 212
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