| Ghosts of the Gothic: Austen, Eliot and Lawrence Subjects: English fiction -- History and criticism; Gothic revival (Literature) -- Great Britain; Austen Jane 1775-1817 -- Criticism and interpretation; Eliot George pseud. i.e. Marian Evans afterwards Cross 1819-1880 -- Criticism and interpretation; Lawrenc; In a fascinating study of what, during the last decade, rekindled an avid readership, Judith Wilt proposes a new theory of Gothic fiction that challenges its reputation as merely a formula to be outgrown or a stock of images for the creation of terror. Emphasizing instead its status as an enduring component of the imagination, she establishes the Gothic as the mothering" form for three other popular genres--detective, historical, and science fiction. |