Romantic gothic fiction is not exciting. Gothic novels are not ghost stories. Gothic novels are not women's writing. Opening with these three theses, The Gothic Text undertakes a fresh approach to a much-studied mode. Marshall Brown combines the teleological approach to literary history developed i[...]

"An unforgettable novel, written with pride and anger, with rebellion and tears." -- "Herald Tribune Book Review""Passionate, compelling . . . an impressive accomplishment." -- "Saturday Review""Remarkable for its courage, its color, and its natural control." "-- The New Yorker"Selina's mother wants[...]

Reflecting varieties of theory and practice in both verse and prose from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century, these essays by many of America's leading literary scholars call for a reinvigorated formalism that can enrich literary studies, open productive routes of commerce with cultural stud[...]