The first full-length study of incest in the Gothic genre, this book argues that Gothic writers resisted the power structures of their society through incestuous desires. It provides interdisciplinary readings of incest within father-daughter, sibling, mother-son, cousin and uncle-niece relationships in texts by authors including Emily Bronte, Eliza Parsons, Ann Radcliffe and Eleanor Sleath. The analyses, underpinned by historical, literary and cultural contexts, reveal that the incest thematic allowed writers to explore a range of related sexual, social and legal concerns. Through representations of incest, Gothic writers modelled alternative agencies, sexualities and family structures that remain relevant today.

About the Author
Jenny DiPlacidi is Lecturer in Eighteenth-Century Studies and Romanticism at the University of Kent


Book Information
ISBN 9781526148117
Author Jenny DiPlacidi
Format Paperback
Page Count 312
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publisher Manchester University Press
Weight(grams) 367g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 138mm * 17mm