The dynamics of terror : or, The grotesque character of Gothic fiction

This essay examines the use of the grotesque to create terror in Gothic fiction in the late l8th century and throughout the 19th century. After using Mervyn Peake's Titus Groan and Gormenghast to establish the central role of the grotesque in fully successful Gothic texts, the focus then shifts...

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Main Author: Dalgleish, David
Format: Others
Published: 1997
Online Access:http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/185/1/MQ25953.pdf
Dalgleish, David <http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/view/creators/Dalgleish=3ADavid=3A=3A.html> (1997) The dynamics of terror : or, The grotesque character of Gothic fiction. Masters thesis, Concordia University.