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PublisherEdinburgh Tea & Coffee Company University Press

ISBN-101474431933

ISBN-139781474431934

eBay Product ID (ePID)240534435

Product Key Features

Number of Pages208 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameContemporary Spanish Gothic

Publication Year2018

SubjectFilm / Référence, Gothic & Romance, Film / History & Criticism

TypeTextbook

AuthorAnn Davies

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Performing Arts

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight11.5 Oz

Item Length6.1 in

Item Width9.1 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Reviews"Whether it be considering Goya biopics, the import of the mad science tradition or the transnational appeal of the haunted house narrative, Contemporary Spanish Gothic remains lucid and persuasive throughout. Davies's path-opening and commanding book constitutes an inspiring first questioning of the national specificity of the contemporary Gothic in Spain." -- Dr Xavier Aldana Reyes, Manchester Metropolitan University "This monograph covers some key areas of Gothic Studies relevant to Spanish cultural production, offering valuable close readings of the individual texts selected, but more importantly, it makes a powerful case for the conclusion, shared wholeheartedly by the present reviewer, that Spanish culture 'functions as a Gothic nexus', a meeting-point of the culturally specific and the transnational, creating 'complex patterns' that we should take as an invitation 'to step outside rigid disciplinary boundaries and explore the lines that cut across our own'." -- Abigail Lee Six, Royal Holloway, University of London, Bulletin of Spanish Studies, "Whether it be considering Goya biopics, the import of the mad science tradition or the transnational appeal of the haunted house narrative, Contemporary Spanish Gothic remains lucid and persuasive throughout. Davies's path-opening and commanding book constitutes an inspiring first questioning of the national specificity of the contemporary Gothic in Spain." -- Dr Xavier Aldana Reyes, Manchester Metropolitan University"This monograph covers some key areas of Gothic Studies relevant to Spanish cultural production, offering valuable close readings of the individual texts selected, but more importantly, it makes a powerful case for the conclusion, shared wholeheartedly by the present reviewer, that Spanish culture 'functions as a Gothic nexus', a meeting-point of the culturally specific and the transnational, creating 'complex patterns' that we should take as an invitation 'to step outside rigid disciplinary boundaries and explore the lines that cut across our own'." -- Abigail Lee Six, Royal Holloway, University of London, Bulletin of Spanish Studies, This monograph covers some key areas of Gothic Studies relevant to Spanish cultural production, offering valuable close readings of the individual texts selected, but more importantly, it makes a powerful case for the conclusion, shared wholeheartedly by the present reviewer, that Spanish culture 'functions as a Gothic nexus', a meeting-point of the culturally specific and the transnational, creating 'complex patterns' that we should take as an invitation 'to step outside rigid disciplinary boundaries and explore the lines that cut across our own'., Whether it be considering Goya biopics, the import of the mad science tradition or the transnational appeal of the haunted house narrative, Contemporary Spanish Gothic remains lucid and persuasive throughout. Davies's path-opening and commanding book constitutes an inspiring first questioning of the national specificity of the contemporary Gothic in Spain.', "Whether it be considering Goya biopics, the import of the mad science tradition or the transnational appeal of the haunted house narrative, Contemporary Spanish Gothic remains lucid and persuasive throughout. Davies's path-opening and commanding book constitutes an inspiring first questioning of the national specificity of the contemporary Gothic in Spain." -- Dr Xavier Aldana Reyes, Manchester Metropolitan University

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal791.43/61640946

Table Of ContentAcknowledgements1: Introduction2: Heritage Gothic: Goya Biopics3: The Gothic Bestseller: the Circulation of Excess4: The Gothic House: Problematising the National Space5: The Gothic Camera: Javier Aguirresarobe at Home and in Hollywood6: Gothic Medicine: Written on the Body7: ConclusionFilmographyBibliographyIndex

SynopsisWith the success of novels such as The Shadow of the Wind and films like The Others, contemporary Spanish culture has contributed a great deal to the imagery and experience of the Gothic, although such contributions are not always recognised as being specifically Spanish in origin. Contemporary Spanish Gothic is the first book to study how the Gothic mode intersects with cultural production in Spain today, considering some of the ways in which such production feeds off and simultaneously feeds into Gothic production more widely. Examining the works of writers and filmmakers like Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Pedro Almodóvar and Alejandro Amenábar, as well as the further reaches of Spanish Gothic influence in the Twilight film series, the book considers images and themes like the mad surgeon and the vulnerable body, the role of the haunted house, and the heritage biopics of Francisco de Goya., Contemporary Spanish Gothic is the first book to study how the Gothic mode intersects with cultural production in Spain today, considering some of the ways in which such production feeds off and simultaneously feeds into Gothic production more widely., With the success of novels such as The Shadow of the Wind and films like The Others , contemporary Spanish culture has contributed a great deal to the imagery and experience of the Gothic, although such contributions are not always recognised as being specifically Spanish in origin. Contemporary Spanish Gothic is the first book to study how the Gothic mode intersects with cultural production in Spain today, considering some of the ways in which such production feeds off and simultaneously feeds into Gothic production more widely. Examining the works of writers and filmmakers like Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Pedro Almodóvar and Alejandro Amenábar, as well as the further reaches of Spanish Gothic influence in the Twilight film series, the book considers images and themes like the mad surgeon and the vulnerable body, the role of the haunted house, and the heritage biopics of Francisco de Goya., With the success of novels such as The Shadow of the Wind and films such as The Others , contemporary Spanish culture has contributed a great deal to the imagery and experience of the Gothic, although contributions of this sort are not always recognised as being specifically Spanish in origin. Contemporary Spanish Gothic is the first book to study how the Gothic mode intersects with cultural production in Spain today, considering some of the ways in which such production feeds off and simultaneously feeds into Gothic production more widely. Examining the works of writers and filmmakers like Carlos Ruiz Zaf n, Arturo P rez-Reverte, Pedro Almod var and Alejandro Amen bar, as well as the further reaches of Spanish Gothic influence in the Twilight film series, the book considers images and themes including the mad surgeon and the vulnerable body, the role of the haunted house and the heritage biopics of Francisco de Goya.

LC Classification NumberPQ6147.G68