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100 1 Groom, Nick,|d1966-
245 14 The gothic :|ba very short introduction /|cNick Groom.
260 Oxford :|bOxford University Press,|c2012.
300 xvii, 163 p. :|bill., map ;|c18 cm.
490 1 Very short introductions ;|v329
520 The Gothic is wildly diverse. It can refer to
ecclesiastical architecture, supernatural fiction, cult
horror films, and a distinctive style of rock music. It
has influenced political theorists and social reformers,
as well as Victorian home deĢcor and contemporary fashion.
This Very Short Introduction captures the history of the
Gothic from ancient times to the present. It covers the
sack of Rome by the barbarian tribes, mediaeval
architecture, popular culture in the sixteenth century
(including ballads and Revenge Tragedy), political
theories of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the
rise of the Gothic novel, the Victorian Gothic Revival,
and the influence of Gothic culture on film, music, and
fashion. It includes familiar Gothic novels such
Frankenstein and Dracula, while also covering Gothic
gardening, slasher movies, and the current Goth scene. It
is the only account of the Gothic that describes the
entire history of the term, presenting it in all its
richly complex and perversely contradictory glory.
650 0 Arts, Gothic.
650 0 Art, Gothic.
650 0 Goth culture (Subculture)
650 0 Gothic fiction (Literary genre)
650 0 Gothic revival (Literature)
650 0 Horror tales, English|xHistory and criticism.
830 0 Very short introductions ;|v329.
