Synopses & Reviews
Review
"Studies of genre and mode are clearly in the ascendant as scholars rediscover the powers and pleasure of kind. Among the most interesting and provocative products of the new awareness is this study of Gothic fantasy, which covers motifs, plot forms, character types, techniques, themes, and theses in every relevant work from The Castle of Otranto through Dracula to Psycho. Beyond formalism, the book convincingly argues that Gothic fantasy expressed and relieved middle-class Angst about identity, especially sexual." Reviewed by Daniel Weiss, Virginia Quarterly Review (Copyright 2006 Virginia Quarterly Review)