Gothic Pathologies: The Text, the Body and the Law

by David Punter

This is a wide-ranging book about aspects of the Gothic, from classic texts such as Frankenstein and Wuthering Heights to contemporary fiction by Iain Banks, William Gibson and many others. It approaches the texts through looking at the opposition between the Gothic and the law, suggesting ways in which Gothic at all points produces transgression. It looks at horror fiction by, for example, Stephen King and Robert Bloch, as well as stories from China and Hong Kong, and suggests new ways in which contemporary literary and psychological theory might relate to and address the Gothic.

Genres: Nonfiction

251 pages, Hardcover

First published August 19, 1998

Reviews

[InfiniteLibrary · Rating 3 out of 5]

for research

[Sannie Hald · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very interesting discussion of gothic