Description
Royce Mahawatte critically compares the frightening, startling and melodramatic moments in George Eliot's fiction with excerpts from Gothic and sensation novels and in doing so argues that suspenseful plotting, and Gothic figures and tropes, play a role within Eliot's ambitions for the Victorian novel.
About the Author
Royce Mahawatte is a Lecturer in Cultural Studies at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts, London.
Reviews
In this highly engaging book, Royce Mahawatte takes on the great icon of Victorian literary realism, George Eliot, and presents a nuanced and compelling argument for reading her work alongside Gothic fiction. By teasing out the complex and contradictory relationship Eliot had with the Gothic novel, Mahawatte not only offers a fresh take on Eliot's work, but also greatly expands our understanding of the part Gothic played in Victorian literary culture. Dr. Catherine Spooner, Senior Lecturer in English Literature, Lancaster University
Book Information
ISBN 9780708325766
Author Royce Mahawatte
Format Hardback
Page Count 288
Imprint University of Wales Press
Publisher University of Wales Press
Weight(grams) 499g
About the Author
Royce Mahawatte is a Lecturer in Cultural Studies at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts, London.
Reviews
In this highly engaging book, Royce Mahawatte takes on the great icon of Victorian literary realism, George Eliot, and presents a nuanced and compelling argument for reading her work alongside Gothic fiction. By teasing out the complex and contradictory relationship Eliot had with the Gothic novel, Mahawatte not only offers a fresh take on Eliot's work, but also greatly expands our understanding of the part Gothic played in Victorian literary culture. Dr. Catherine Spooner, Senior Lecturer in English Literature, Lancaster University
Book Information
ISBN 9780708325766
Author Royce Mahawatte
Format Hardback
Page Count 288
Imprint University of Wales Press
Publisher University of Wales Press
Weight(grams) 499g
