The History Of Gothic Fiction

The term gothic was first applied to fiction in the mid-18th century, and to this day conjures brooding atmospheres, crumbling mansions, and tormented characters. Beyond the eerie tropes, it’s a genre ...

Seattle Times: This fall, get your fill of Gothic fiction with these 6 audiobooks

Gothic fiction is experiencing a revival, if it ever truly died. Originally conceived as a shadowy counterpoint to the Age of Enlightenment’s sunny rationality, Gothic novels have lurked the literary ...

This fall, get your fill of Gothic fiction with these 6 audiobooks

“Spooky Season” makes readers hungry for horror — a genre with literary roots in Gothic fiction. In that case, October is a time to highlight women’s writing — as the Gothic is fundamentally a women’s ...

Publishers Weekly: The Harmful Tropes of Gothic Literature and Other Reflections on Roma History: PW Talks with Madeline Potter

The Harmful Tropes of Gothic Literature and Other Reflections on Roma History: PW Talks with Madeline Potter

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Irish Central: "Race, Politics, and Irish America – A Gothic History" tells a fascinating tale

In her luminous new study "Race, Politics, and Irish America – A Gothic History," author Mary M. Burke writes a cultural history of race and Irishness in the Americas. “In the book, I've tried to tell ...

"Race, Politics, and Irish America – A Gothic History" tells a fascinating tale

WBUR: ‘Starling House’ Gothic fantasy novel depicts a fictional coal town’s real-life horrors, dark past

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‘Starling House’ Gothic fantasy novel depicts a fictional coal town’s real-life horrors, dark past

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Simmering tension, foggy moors, candlelit corridors, hidden secrets, yearning emotion…gothic fiction has always been enthralling but right now the genre is having a major resurgence in film and ...

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