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Overview
Overview
Eighteenth-century England witnessed major social and economic changes, including the commodification of property, person and text through legal containments--enclosure, coverture, primogeniture, copyright. English Gothic authors responded with tropes that worked to dispel the assurances of possession--the contested castle, the beleaguered yet enduring woman, the haunting ghost, the disjointed narrative--warning that seemingly mundane codes of ownership have menacing implications, such as the civil death of women through marriage. This book explores the masterplot of the English Gothic text as a response to the Enlightenment's rational certainty regarding possession of self, property and narrative.
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Author: Anolik, Ruth Bienstock
- ISBN: 9780786498505
- Condition: New
- Dimensions: 9.00 x 0.70
- Number Of Pages: 244
- Publication Year: 2016
Language:
English