Gothic journeys: Imperialist discourse, the Gothic novel, and the European other

In 1790s England, an expanding empire, a growing diaspora of English settlers in foreign territories, and spreading political unrest in Ireland and on the European continent all helped to contribute to a destabilization of British national identity. With the definition of “Englishperson” in flux, Ir...

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Main Author: Bondhus, Charles M
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2010
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3409545