Description
While many scholars agree the Gothic mode has been a precursor to science fiction since Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Carey Millsap-Spears argues in this book that the made for streaming series Star Trek Discovery draws on an even older gothic formula, namely the Female Gothic of Ann Radcliffe's romance novels, including The Romance of the Forest and The Mysteries of Udolpho. Millsap-Spears reads the streaming series through the lens of the Female Gothic, illustrating that each season contains the formulaic elements of a mystery, a gothic villain and heroine, an escape narrative, and the explained supernatural. In doing so, the author expands Star Trek scholarship and sheds new light on the intertextual connections between gothic literature and contemporary science fiction.
About the Author
Carey Millsap-Spears is professor of communications at Moraine Valley Community College.
Book Information
ISBN 9781666910513
Author Carey Millsap-Spears
Format Hardback
Page Count 192
Imprint Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Publisher Lexington Books
Weight(grams) 481g
Dimensions(mm) 237mm * 159mm * 21mm
