Gothic incest : gender, sexuality and transgression /
DiPlacidi, Jenny,
Gothic incest : gender, sexuality and transgression / Jenny DiPlacidi. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: disrupting the critical genealogy of the Gothic -- 1. 'Unimaginable sensations': father-daughter incest and the economics of exchange -- 2. 'My more than sister': reexamining paradigms of sibling incest -- 3. Uncles and nieces: thefts, violence and sexual threats -- 4. More than just kissing: cousins and the changing status of family -- 5. Queer mothers: female sexual agency and male victims -- Conclusion: Incest and beyond -- Index.
Open Access
The first full-length study of incest in the Gothic genre, this book argues that Gothic writers resisted the power structures of their society through incestuous desires. It provides interdisciplinary readings of incest within father-daughter, sibling, mother-son, cousin and uncle-niece relationships in texts by authors including Emily Brontë, Eliza Parsons, Ann Radcliffe and Eleanor Sleath. The analyses, underpinned by historical, literary and cultural contexts, reveal that the incest thematic allowed writers to explore a range of related sexual, social and legal concerns. Through representations of incest, Gothic writers modelled alternative agencies, sexualities and family structures that remain relevant today.
9781526107565 1526107562 9781526107558 1526107554 9781784993061 1784993069
9781784993061
9781526107565 Ingram Content Group 22573/ctt224k4c8 JSTOR 100910 Knowledge Unlatched
GBB818873 bnb
1700-1899
Gothic fiction (Literary genre), English--History and criticism.
English literature--History and criticism.--18th century
English literature--History and criticism.--19th century
Incest in literature.
Literature and literary studies.
Literature: history and criticism.
Literature: history & criticism.
LITERARY CRITICISM--European--General.
English literature.
Gothic fiction (Literary genre), English.
Incest in literature.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
ML3849
809.38729
Gothic incest : gender, sexuality and transgression / Jenny DiPlacidi. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: disrupting the critical genealogy of the Gothic -- 1. 'Unimaginable sensations': father-daughter incest and the economics of exchange -- 2. 'My more than sister': reexamining paradigms of sibling incest -- 3. Uncles and nieces: thefts, violence and sexual threats -- 4. More than just kissing: cousins and the changing status of family -- 5. Queer mothers: female sexual agency and male victims -- Conclusion: Incest and beyond -- Index.
Open Access
The first full-length study of incest in the Gothic genre, this book argues that Gothic writers resisted the power structures of their society through incestuous desires. It provides interdisciplinary readings of incest within father-daughter, sibling, mother-son, cousin and uncle-niece relationships in texts by authors including Emily Brontë, Eliza Parsons, Ann Radcliffe and Eleanor Sleath. The analyses, underpinned by historical, literary and cultural contexts, reveal that the incest thematic allowed writers to explore a range of related sexual, social and legal concerns. Through representations of incest, Gothic writers modelled alternative agencies, sexualities and family structures that remain relevant today.
9781526107565 1526107562 9781526107558 1526107554 9781784993061 1784993069
9781784993061
9781526107565 Ingram Content Group 22573/ctt224k4c8 JSTOR 100910 Knowledge Unlatched
GBB818873 bnb
1700-1899
Gothic fiction (Literary genre), English--History and criticism.
English literature--History and criticism.--18th century
English literature--History and criticism.--19th century
Incest in literature.
Literature and literary studies.
Literature: history and criticism.
Literature: history & criticism.
LITERARY CRITICISM--European--General.
English literature.
Gothic fiction (Literary genre), English.
Incest in literature.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
ML3849
809.38729