Mid-Century Gothic offers a fresh perspective on the cultural moment that followed World War II, and discovers a deep sense of unease mingling with optimism about the future. By reassessing the novels, films, visual culture and technologies of the period, the book argues that gothicism itself was redefined by the upstart objects of modernity. -- .
By:
Lisa Mullen
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 14mm
Weight: 376g
ISBN: 9781526160256
ISBN 10: 1526160250
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 September 2021
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction: ‘The world of things’: an introduction to mid-century gothic Part I: Agency 1 Rubble, walls and murals: abstraction and materiality 2 Seeing things: found objects and the eye of the beholder 3 Machines and spectrality: the gothic potential of technology Part II: Intimacy 4 Neophilia and nostalgia: the trouble with gentrification 5 Strange beauty: Costume, performance and power in the New Elizabethan age 6 Bombs, Prosthetics and Madness: Incorporating the Intimacy of Things Conclusion: Beyond the mid-century -- .
Lisa Mullen is a Teaching Associate in Modern and Contemporary Literature at the University of Cambridge -- .
