Gothic and catholicism, the: religion, cultural exchange and the popular novel, 1785-1829
Auteur :
Purves, Maria
Éditeur :
University of Wales Press
ISBN :
9780708320914
Date de publication :
26 sept. 2009
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Challenges the critical view that Gothic is a vehicle for anti-Catholic, anticlerical sentiment. This book appeals the view that the Catholic motifs contained in Gothic novels (monks, nuns, abbeys, confessionals) signify anti-Catholic prejudice and anti-Church subversiveness on the part of the author and the audience.