The female gothic

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"This rich and varied collection of essays makes a timely contribution to critical debates about the Female Gothic, a popular but contested area of literary studies. The contributors revisit key Gothic themes - gender, race, the body, monstrosity, metaphor, motherhood and nationality - to open up new critical directions"--Provided by publisher.
Women authorsLiteratureGothic fiction (Literary genre), EnglishWomen in literatureHistory and criticismGothic fiction (Literary genre), AmericanEssays