Gothic literature imagines the return of ghosts from the past. What about the classical past? 'Spectres of Antiquity' is full-length study describing the relationship between Greek & Roman culture & the Gothic novels, poetry, & drama of the 18th & early-19th century. Rather...

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1. Verfasser:	Uden, James ca. 20./21. Jh (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New York, NY Oxford University Press 2020
Schriftenreihe:	Oxford scholarship online
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1740-1830 Gothic fiction (Literary genre), English / History and criticism Gothic fiction (Literary genre), American / History and criticism English literature / Classical influences American literature / Classical influences Romanticism Schauerliteratur Griechisch Rezeption Latein Gespenst Literatur Englisch
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Zusammenfassung:	Gothic literature imagines the return of ghosts from the past. What about the classical past? 'Spectres of Antiquity' is full-length study describing the relationship between Greek & Roman culture & the Gothic novels, poetry, & drama of the 18th & early-19th century. Rather than simply representing the opposite of classical aesthetics & ideas, the Gothic emerged from an awareness of the lingering power of antiquity, & it irreverently fractures & deconstructs classical images & ideas. The Gothic also reflects a new vision of the ancient world: no longer inspiring modernity through its examples, antiquity has become a ghost, haunting & oppressing contemporary minds rather than guiding them. Through readings of canonical works by authors including Horace Walpole, Ann Radcliffe, Matthew Lewis, & Mary Shelley, the text argues that these authors' ghostly plots & ideas preserve the remembered traces of Greece & Rome
Beschreibung:	Also issued in print: 2020. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource Illustrationen
ISBN:	9780190910303
DOI:	10.1093/oso/9780190910273.001.0001