{"product_id":"women-and-the-gothic-an-edinburgh-companion-9781474425568","title":"Women and the Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA re-assessment of the Gothic in relation to the female, the 'feminine', feminism and post-feminism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collection of newly commissioned essays brings together major scholars in the field of Gothic studies in order to re-think the topic of 'Women and the Gothic'. The 14 chapters in this volume engage with debates about 'Female Gothic' from the 1970s and '80s, through second wave feminism, theorisations of gender and a long interrogation of the 'women' category as well as with the problematics of post-feminism, now itself being interrogated by a younger generation of women. The contributors explore Gothic works - from established classics to recent films and novels - from feminist and post-feminist perspectives. The result is a lively book that combines rigorous close readings with elegant use of theory in order to question some ingrained assumptions about women, the Gothic and identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Features\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRevitalises the long-running debate about women, the Gothic and identityEngages with the political agendas of feminism and post-feminismPrioritises the concerns of woman as reader, author and criticOffers fresh readings of both classic and recent Gothic works\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":50337912750354,"sku":"9781474425568","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5ece17a1-843d-40d5-945d-88ac1444b4a4.jpg?v=1727972369","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/women-and-the-gothic-an-edinburgh-companion-9781474425568","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}