Author : Abigail Lee Six
Publisher : Tamesis Books
ISBN 13 : 9781846154713
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (547 download)
Book Synopsis The Gothic Fiction of Adelaida Garci ́a Morales by : Abigail Lee Six
Download or read book The Gothic Fiction of Adelaida Garci ́a Morales written by Abigail Lee Six and published by Tamesis Books. This book was released on 2006-03-23 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gothic as a literary mode extending well beyond its first proponents in eighteenth-century England is well established in English studies but has been strangely under-used by Hispanists. Now Abigail Lee Six uses it as the paradigm through which to analyse the novels of Adelaida García Morales; while not suggesting that every novel by this author is a classic Gothic text, she reveals certain constants in the work that can be related to the Gothic, even in novels which one might not classify as such. Each of the novels studied is paired with an English-language Gothic text, such as Dracula, Frankenstein and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and then read in the light of it. The focus of each chapter ranges from psychological aspects, such as fear of decay or otherness, or the pressures linked to managing secrets, to more concrete elements such as mountains and frightening buildings, and to key figures such as vampires, ghosts, or monsters. This approach sheds new light on how García Morales achieves probably the most distinguishing feature of her novels: their harrowing atmosphere. ABIGAIL LEE SIX is Professor of Hispanic Studies at Royal Holloway, University of London.