Smith Andrew, Hughes William (eds.) The Victorian Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion

Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2015. — viii, 258 p. — ISBN 978-0-7486-4249-6.This book offers an invaluable insight into the complex and various Gothic forms of the 19th century. The Edinburgh Companion to the Victorian Gothic is an essential resource for students and scholars working on the Gothic, Victorian literature and culture and critical theory. Each chapter is written by an acknowledged expert in their field on a specific topic within the Victorian writing, including science, medicine, Queer theory, imperialism, nationalism, and gender. Additional chapters on the ghost story, realism, the fin de siecle, pulp fictions, sensation fiction, and the Victorian way of death means that this Companion provides the most complete overview of the Victorian Gothic to date. This title is unique as a multi-authored, comprehensive exploration of the Victorian Gothic. It offers original research in all chapters. It sets the agenda for future scholarship in the field.Acknowledgements.
Introduction: Locating the Victorian Gothic. Andrew Smith and William Hughes.
Victorian Realism and the Gothic: Objects of Terror Transformed. Martin Willis.
Sensation Fiction: A Peep Behind the Veil. Laurence Talairach-Vielmas.
Victorian Gothic Pulp Fiction. Jarlath Killeen.
Victorian Gothic Drama. Diane Long Hoeveler.
Victorian Gothic Poetry: The Corpse’s [a] Text. Caroline Franklin and Michael J. Franklin.
The Victorian Ghost Story. Nick Freeman.
Victorian Gothic and National Identity: Cross-Channel "Mysteries". Avril Horner.
The Victorian Gothic and Gender. Carol Margaret Davison.
Queer Victorian Gothic. Ardel Thomas.
Victorian Gothic Death. Andrew Smith.
Science and the Gothic. Kelly Hurley.
Victorian Medicine and the Gothic. William Hughes.
Imperial Gothic. Patrick Brantlinger.
Fin-de-siècle Gothic. Victoria Margree and Bryony Randall.
Bibliography.
Notes on Contributors.
Index.