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The Gothic & Companion to the Gothic by David Punter
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Overview: David Punter (born 19 November 1949, in Harrow, London) is Professor of English at the University of Bristol. He is the author of many critical studies, and has been internationally recognised as an expert on Gothic culture.

Punter's academic career commenced as a senior lecturer at the University of East Anglia. He left in 1986 to take up the post of Professor of English and Head of Department at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. In 1989 he was appointed Head of Department at the University of Stirling in Scotland. In 2000 he moved to the University of Bristol, where has been Graduate Dean and Research Director of the Faculty of Arts.[1]

Punter has published twenty-four critical books, and four books of poetry, as well as hundreds of essays and articles. His major interest has been in Gothic fiction and the wider culture of the Gothic. He has also published books on prose and poetry from the eighteenth century to the present day and literary theory, deconstruction, psychoanalysis and ‘anti-canon theory’.
Genre: Non-Fiction > Educational > Literary Criticism



The Gothic:
This guide provides an overview of the most significant issues and debates in Gothic studies.The guide is divided into four parts:The opening section explains the origins and development of the term Gothic, considers the particular features of the Gothic within specific periods, and explores its evolution in both literary and non-literary forms, such as art, architecture and film. The following section contains extended entries on major writers of the Gothic, pointing to the most significant features of their work. The third section features authoritative readings of key works, ranging from Horace Walpoles The Castle of Otranto to Bret Easton Elliss American Psycho.Finally, the text considers recurrent concerns of the Gothic such as persecution and paranoia, key motifs such as the haunted castle, and figures such as the vampire and the monster.Supplementary material includes a chronology of key Gothic texts, listing literature and film from 1757 to 2000, and a comprehensive guide to further reading.

A New Companion to the Gothic:
The thoroughly expanded and updated New Companion to the Gothic, provides a series of stimulating insights into Gothic writing, its history and genealogy. The addition of 12 new essays and a section on ‘Global Gothic’ reflects the direction Gothic criticism has taken over the last decade.
Many of the original essays have been revised to reflect current debates
Offers comprehensive coverage of criticism of the Gothic and of the various theoretical approaches it has inspired and spawned
Features important and original essays by leading scholars in the field
The editor is widely recognized as the founder of modern criticism of the Gothic.

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