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Catholicism, Sexual Deviance, and Victorian Gothic Culture Gothic forms were used to represent Catholicism and sexual difference as alien to British culture, from the origins of the Gothic novel to Stoker’s Dracula and Hardy’s Jude the Obscure. The Victorian Gothic developed as a genre through which British authors... 

History of the Gothic No. 1 : Gothic Literature, 1764-1824 No Synopsis Available List Price: 85.0 Price: 81.22  Read More →

Grammar of the Gothic Language Although it has no modern descendants, Gothic is a language of considerable importance in the study of the Germanic languages, including English. The surviving texts consist mostly of the New Testament translations commissioned by the fourth-century Bishop Wulfi la (Ulfi las). This classic grammar... 

Gothic Architecture (The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art) Geographically, this survey stretches from Poland to Portugal, from Sicily to Scotland; chronologically, it ranges from Durham in 1093 to Halle an der Saale in 1530. It provides an introduction to the study of Gothic architecture, and a history and analysis... 

The Palaeography of Gothic Manuscript Books: From the Twelfth to the Early Sixteenth Century Albert Derolez has developed new terminology for describing the different scripts in this detailed study of handwriting in manuscript books produced in western and central Europe from c.1100 to c.1530. This makes Derolez’s survey... 

Gothic Fiction This book is in New – Excellent condition List Price: 72.0 Price: 68.40  Read More →

Gothic Readings: The First Wave, 1764-1840 Gothic Readings: The First Wave, 1764-1840 is an anthology of Gothic literature, set within the context of contemporary criticism and readers’ responses. It includes selections from the major practitioners – indcluding Horace Walpole, William Beckford, Ann Radcliffe, Matthew... 

Queer Gothic This book is in New – Excellent condition List Price: 65.0 Price: 65.00  Read More →

Architecture, Gothic And Renaissance… This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, ... 

Gothic Art, 1140-c. 1450: Sources and Documents (MART: The Medieval Academy Reprints for Teaching) An anthology offering a chronological assessment of a whole range of technical documents on art written by and for clerks, laymen, churchmen, lawyers, city magistrates, and guilds. The text reveals differences in milieu, customs... 

Skin Shows: Gothic Horror and the Technology of Monsters In this examination of the monster as cultural object, Judith Halberstam offers a rereading of the monstrous that revises our view of the Gothic. Moving from the nineteenth century and the works of Shelley, Stevenson, Stoker, and Wilde to contemporary horror film exemplified... 

Four Gothic Novels: The Castle of Otranto; Vathek; The Monk; Frankenstein (Worlds Classics) Macabre and melodramatic, set in haunted castles or fantastic landscapes, Gothic tales became fashionable in the late eighteenth century with the publication of Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto (1764). Crammed with catastrophe,... 

Colonial Gothic: Witchcraft Hidden in the shadows of the Colonies are many evil things. Monsters stalk the night, people swear oaths to dark powers, and Agents of the Occult & Supernatural work to harm all. One group feared and whispered about are Witches. Though some feel that the legends of Witches and Witchcraft are... 

Gothic America The gothic novel -the literary stronghold of ghosts, family curses, imperiled heroines and cumbersome plots- might be thought to fall under the category of “escapist fiction.” But in this groundbreaking reappraisal, Teresa Goddu demonstrates that the American Gothic novel was, in often surprising... 

Gothic Dragon Sometimes you can make your dreams a reality. Stuck in an uninteresting job and settled in a safe but vaguely unsatisfying relationship, the only bright spot in Esther’s life is her writing. She’s fascinated by colorful life of her ancestor Margaret Marsden, a nineteenth-century Gothic romance novelist.... 

Queen City Gothic: Cincinnati’s Most Infamous Murder Mysteries ISBN13: 9781449018917 Condition: New Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold! Losing a loved one to murder is life’s ultimate tragedy. But when the... 

Carved Splendor: Late Gothic Altarpieces in Southern Germany, Austria, and South Tirol Monumental carved, winged altarpieces are the most ambitious artworks from the Middle Ages, incorporating the skills of painters, sculptors, and cabinetmakers. Those that are most notable for their artistic originality and masterly execution... 

Gothic Art (Art of Century) Gothic art finds its roots in the powerful architecture of the cathedrals of northern France. It is a medieval art movement that developed all across Europe for more than 200 years. Leaving Roman roundish forms behind, the architects started using flying buttress and pointed arches to open cathedrals... 

Gothic Knits With the patterns in this book, knitting enthusiasts can create weird and wonderful knitted dolls. Starting with the same basic body and easy-to-follow instructions for making the faces and hair, the simple designs in this instructive guide allow knitters of all abilities to enjoy constructing these darkly adorable... 

The Construction of Gothic Cathedrals: A Study of Medieval Vault Erection John Fitchen systematically treats the process of erecting the great edifices of the Gothic era. He explains the building equipment and falsework needed, the actual operations undertaken, and the sequence of these operations as specifically as they can... 

Gothic Lolitas: How to Draw Manga Step by Step By employing stunning art and step-by-step instructions, this visual guide shows aspiring manga artists how to create lifelike female characters, from the initial geometric shapes through the finished image. Drawing inspiration from Victorian and Edwardian styles of dress, the... 

Gothic Writers This book is in Used condition List Price: 131.95 Price: 230.35  Read More →

The Gothic World of Anne Rice ISBN13: 9780879727086 Condition: New Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold! This anthology argues for the serious study of the literary oeuvre of Anne Rice, a major figure in today’s popular... 

21st-Century Gothic: Great Gothic Novels Since 2000 Selected by a poll of more than 180 Gothic specialists (creative writers, professors, critics, and Gothic Studies program developers at universities), the fifty-three original works discussed in Twenty-First-Century Gothic represent the most impressive Gothic novels written... 

Empire and the Gothic: The Politics of Genre This innovative volume considers the relationship between the Gothic and theories of Post-Colonialism. Contributors explore how writers such as Salman Rushdie, Arunhati Roy, and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala use the Gothic for postcolonial ends. Post-Colonial theory is applied to earlier... 

Gothic Art Now Having spent so long on the periphery of the art world, gothic art is taking its place as a bonafide art form influencing fashion, literature, film, media, music, and design. Gothic Art Now brings together for the first time the finest, the freshest, the darkest and the most exciting talents from around the... 

Urban Gothic No one gets out alive! When their car broke down in a dangerous inner-city neighborhood, Kerri and her friends thought they would find shelter inside an old, dark row home. They thought it was abandoned. They thought they would be safe there until help arrived. They were wrong. The residents who live down in... 

The Gothic Cathedral “The Gothic Cathedral is the most stimulating and comprehensive work on the subject to date. . . . If the cathedrals are to be understood, Mr. von Simson rightly declares, they must be seen not in the light of twentieth-century esthetic observation, but of twelfth-century religious experience, through... 

Colonial Gothic: Rulebook What Lurks? You know the history. All have read about the founding of America. This history shows what led to the American Revolution and the cry for independence. The history is clear, and there is no real dispute over these events. Or is there? There is a secret history, and this history deals with... 

Gothic Short Stories (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) This superb new collection brings together stories from the earliest decades of Gothic writing with later 19th and early 20th century tales from the period in which Gothic diversified into the familiar forms of the ghost-and... 

The goth Bible: A Compendium for the Darkly Inclined What you don’t know about goths could fill a book! An artistic culture that revels in the Victorian romantic movement, The goth Bible brings to light the traditions and history of all that is goth. The goth culture has been one of the most controversial and maligned... 

American Gothic Fiction: An Introduction (Literary Genres) Employing insights from theology, sociology and political science, this text considers the question of power within the Church, which is thought to provide the key to unlocking core dilemmas in the Church’s self-understanding, and to point towards a relevant ecclesiology... 

Gothic Lolita Punk: Draw Like the Hottest Japanese Artists A showcase of the cutting-edge vanguard of Gothic Lolita and punk drawing, and a valuable how-to guide for aspiring artists. Gothic Lolita Punk profiles top Japanese and Korean Gothic Lolita artists working in this hugely popular area of anime and manga—all of...