The return of the repressed
gothic horror from The Castle of Otranto to Alien
by Valdine Clemens
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"Exploring the psychological and political implications of Gothic fiction, Valdine Clemens focuses on some major works in the tradition: The Castle of Otranto, Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dracula, The Shining, and Alien. She applies both psychoanalytic theory and sociohistorical contexts to offer a fresh approach to Gothic fiction, presenting new insights both about how such novels "work" and about their cultural concerns."--BOOK JACKET.
"Clemens argues that by stimulating a sense of primordial fear in readers, Gothic horror dramatically calls attention to collective and attitudinal problems that have been unrecognized or repressed in the society at large. Gothic fiction does more, however, than simply reflect social anxieties; it actually facilitates social change. That is, in frightening us out of our collective "wits," Gothic fiction actually shocks us into using them in more viable ways."--BOOK JACKET.
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English Horror tales, English Psychological fiction, Gothic revival (Literature), History and criticism, Horror films, Horror tales, English, Psychoanalysis and literature, Psychoanalysis and motion pictures, Psychological fiction, English, Horror tales, history and criticism, Horror films, history and criticism, Psychological fiction, history and criticism, HistoryPlaces
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The return of the repressed: gothic horror from The Castle of Otranto to Alien
1999, State University of New York Press
in English
0791443272 9780791443279
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-266) and index.
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