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Gothic Heroines on Screen explores the translation of the literary
Gothic heroine on screen, the potential consequences of these
adaptations, and contemporary interpretations of the form. Each
chapter illuminates the significance of this moving image
mediation, relating its screen topics to their various historical,
social, and geographical moments of production, while maintaining a
focus on the key figure of the investigating woman. Many chapters -
perhaps inescapably - delve into the point of adaptation: the
Bluebeard story and du Maurier's Rebecca as two key examples.
Moving beyond the Old Dark House that frequently forms both the
Gothic heroine's backdrop and her area of investigation, some
chapters examine alternative locations and their impact on the
Gothic heroine, some leave behind the marital thriller to explore
what happens when the Gothic meets other genres, such as comedy,
while others travel away from the usual Anglo-American contexts to
European ones. Throughout the collection, the Gothic heroine's
representation is explored within the medium, which brings together
image, movement, and sound, and this technological fact takes on
varied significance. What does remain constant, however, is the
emphasis on the longevity, significance, and distinctiveness of the
Gothic heroine in screen culture.
Gothic Heroines on Screen explores the translation of the literary
Gothic heroine on screen, the potential consequences of these
adaptations, and contemporary interpretations of the form. Each
chapter illuminates the significance of this moving image
mediation, relating its screen topics to their various historical,
social, and geographical moments of production, while maintaining a
focus on the key figure of the investigating woman. Many chapters -
perhaps inescapably - delve into the point of adaptation: the
Bluebeard story and du Maurier's Rebecca as two key examples.
Moving beyond the Old Dark House that frequently forms both the
Gothic heroine's backdrop and her area of investigation, some
chapters examine alternative locations and their impact on the
Gothic heroine, some leave behind the marital thriller to explore
what happens when the Gothic meets other genres, such as comedy,
while others travel away from the usual Anglo-American contexts to
European ones. Throughout the collection, the Gothic heroine's
representation is explored within the medium, which brings together
image, movement, and sound, and this technological fact takes on
varied significance. What does remain constant, however, is the
emphasis on the longevity, significance, and distinctiveness of the
Gothic heroine in screen culture.
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