Sexuality and the Gothic Magic Lantern
Desire, Eroticism and Literary Visibilities from Byron to Bram Stoker
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts, Theatre, History & Criticism, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
| Author: | D. Jones | ISBN: | 9781137298928 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | February 19, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | D. Jones |
| ISBN: | 9781137298928 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | February 19, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
This fascinating study explores the multifarious erotic themes associated with the magic lantern shows, which proved the dominant visual medium of the West for 350 years, and analyses how the shows influenced the portrayals of sexuality in major works of Gothic fiction.
This fascinating study explores the multifarious erotic themes associated with the magic lantern shows, which proved the dominant visual medium of the West for 350 years, and analyses how the shows influenced the portrayals of sexuality in major works of Gothic fiction.
