Queering Gothic in the Romantic Age: The Penetrating Eye
Language: English
18th Century 19th Century Anthropology Cultural & Social English; Irish; Scottish; Welsh European Historical & Comparative Language Arts & Disciplines Linguistics Literary Criticism Modern Renaissance Semiotics & Theory Social Science
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Published: Jun 15, 2007
Description:
This book argues that Gothic writing of the Romantic period is queer. Using a variety of texts, it argues that contemporary queer theory can help us to read the obliqueness and invisibility of same-sex desire in a culture of vigilance. Fincher shows how the Gothic's ambivalent gender politics destabilize heteronormative narratives.