Carmilla: A Critical Edition Contributor(s): Le Fanu, Joseph (Author), Costello-Sullivan, Kathleen (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0815633114 ISBN-13: 9780815633112 Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 2013 Click for more in this series: Irish Studies |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Gothic & Romance |
Dewey: 823.8 |
LCCN: 2013006085 |
Series: Irish Studies |
Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6.23" W x 8.8" L (0.63 lbs) 196 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Table of Contents |
Review Citations: Choice 02/01/2014 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: First serialized in the journal "The Dark Blue" and published shortly thereafter in the short story collection In a Glass Darkly, Le Fanu's 1872 vampire tale is in many ways the overlooked older sister of Bram Stoker's more acclaimed Dracula. A thrilling gothic tale, Carmilla tells the story of a young woman lured by the charms of a female vampire. This edition includes a student-oriented introduction, tracing the major critical responses to Carmilla, and four interdisciplinary essays by leading scholars who analyze the story from a variety of theoretical perspectives. Ranging from politics to gender, Gothicism to feminism, and nineteenth-century aestheticism to contemporary film studies, these critical yet accessible articles model the diverse ways that scholars can approach a single text. With a glossary, biography, bibliography, and explanatory notes on the text, this edition is ideal for students of Irish and British nineteenth-century literature. |
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