The Edinburgh Companion to Gothic and the Arts (Hardcover)

Provides new definitions of the Gothic in a variety of artistic contexts Explores a range of Gothic from architecture through literature to music and the technological arts Provides an opportunity to hear new thinking from established scholars as well as showcasing work by new scholars Highlights new definitions of the Gothic from a wide variety of perspectives The Gothic in all its artistic forms and ramifications is traced from the medieval to the twenty-first century. From architecture, painting and sculpture through music, ballet, opera and dance to installation art and the graphic novel, each of the 33 chapters reflects on and weighs in on the ways in which the Gothic is taken up in the art forms and modes under examination. An Introduction discusses Gothic as a changing cultural form across the centuries with deep psychological roots. This is followed by sections on: architectural arts; the visual arts; music and the performance arts; the literary arts; and media and cultural arts.

General

Imprint:	Edinburgh University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Edinburgh Companions to Literature and the Humanities
Release date:	September 2019
Editors:	David Punter
Dimensions:	244 x 172 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	540
ISBN-13:	978-1-4744-3235-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > General Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Literary reference works Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary theory
LSN:	1-4744-3235-2
Barcode:	9781474432351

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