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The Gothic Body : Sexuality, Materialism, and Degeneration at the Fin de Siecle
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Overview
This book accounts for the resurgence of Gothic, and its immense popularity, during the British fin de si cle. In particular, Kelly Hurley explores a key scenario that haunts the genre: the loss of a unified and stable human identity, and the emergence of a chaotic and transformative "abhuman" identity in its place. Gothic is revealed as a highly productive and speculative genre, strongly indebted to nineteenth-century scientific, medical and social theories, including evolutionism, criminal anthropology and degeneration theory.
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- ISBN-13: 9780521607117
- ISBN-10: 0521607116
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publish Date: July 2004
- Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.7 pounds
- Page Count: 220
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