{"product_id":"comic-gothic-an-edinburgh-companion-9781399505758","title":"Comic Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eEdinburgh Companion to Comic Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e explores the role of irony, satire, parody, pastiche and the absurd in Gothic texts dating from the eighteenth century up to the present day. Its particular focus on the use of Comic Gothic in social media and popular culture make it a distinctive and original contribution to Gothic studies that will be especially welcomed by undergraduate and postgraduate students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvril Horner is Emeritus Professor of English Literature at Kingston University. With Sue Zlosnik she has co-authored many articles and several books, including \u003ci\u003eDaphne du Maurier: Writing, Identity and the Gothic Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), \u003ci\u003eGothic and the Comic Turn\u003c\/i\u003e (2005) and \u003ci\u003eWomen and the Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e (2016). Other works include \u003ci\u003eEdith Wharton: Sex, Satire and the Older Woman\u003c\/i\u003e (with Janet Beer, 2011) and \u003ci\u003eLiving on Paper: Letters from Iris Murdoch, 1934-1995\u003c\/i\u003e (with Anne Rowe, 2015). Alone, she has published essays on writers such as Djuna Barnes, Kate Chopin, Iris Murdoch and Carol Ann Duffy. Her biography of Barbara Comyns will be published in 2024. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSue Zlosnik is Emeritus Professor of English at Manchester Metropolitan University and former co-President of the International Gothic Association. With Avril Horner, she has published six books, including \u003ci\u003eDaphne du Maurier: Writing, Identity and the Gothic Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), \u003ci\u003eGothic and the Comic Turn\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), \u003ci\u003eThe Edinburgh Companion to Women and the Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e (2016) as well as numerous essays and articles. Alone, she has published essays on writers as diverse as J. R. R. Tolkien and Chuck Palahniuk and a monograph, \u003ci\u003ePatrick McGrath\u003c\/i\u003e (2011). She is co-editor (with Agnes Andeweg) of \u003ci\u003eGothic Kinship\u003c\/i\u003e (2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50692340810002,"sku":"9781399505758","price":135.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_100227d2-1970-4a01-a25b-80314455467b.jpg?v=1734121984","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/comic-gothic-an-edinburgh-companion-9781399505758","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}