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Good books ABOUT Gothic literature

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Hiya,

:P Jackpot for me, as my final university article (estimated length = 100 pages, estimated working time 2 years) will go about Gothic fiction in Spain.

Now, apart from the usual boasting around :wink: , my question is, does someone happen to know some good *scientific* books about gothic literature (not in general, but about the period 1750 - 1850)? - Just to make sure I don't miss some useful stuff while working on this...

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No recommendations... :? Well, what I have already will do...
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Post by Joël of the FoS »

I've read books written in that time frame, but not books about what was written in that time frame, other then stuff on web site and Supernatural in Litterature by HPL.

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Joël of the Fraternity wrote:Supernatural in Literature by HPL
Thank you! :) That is an article that I absolutely MUST read! Didn' you write an article about HPL's works and publish it some years ago on the www, Joel? - I recall some similar talk about that during my first days on these boards... :)
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It's in the Parlour :)

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Supernatural in Literature is awesome.

If you can't find this thing, I'll copy it for you and mail it.
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You might look at Stephen King's Danse Macabre, which is a history of horror literature. I'm not sure how far back in time it goes, but it's worth a peek; he may also have a bibliography that could give you directions for further research.
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Post by Le Noir Faineant »

Thank you all!

As to the essay, very cool - especially the bibliography is helpful, since the co-operations are not included there. :) I'll look what I can do with this...

As Lovecraft's famous essay and toStephen King's book - that is most intriguing, since I hadn't thought of it by any means... My subject is very specific, but I have ordered those books to my bibliotheque... Working through them will make a funny weekend... :lol:

Again, thank you!
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There are two books in Sacred Texts that might interst you: Vampire His Kith and Kin and another about Werewolves whose title I don't remember.
Google for Sacred Texts and then look for Gothic.

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Ail wrote:There are two books in Sacred Texts that might interst you: Vampire His Kith and Kin and another about Werewolves whose title I don't remember.
Google for Sacred Texts and then look for Gothic.

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Sorry - couldn't find it... But thank you.. Let's look what I can google out of this... :)
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Post by Pandion »

I saw this on Amazon.com while looking for a book titled "The Gothic", "The Rise of Supernatural Fiction, 1762-1800" edited by E.J. Clery, et al.

Not sure if this helps but worth a shot.
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:D Thank you! :) That one is already on my list I believe. Hehehe... So much pleasant readings for work... The Castle of Otranto would make a nice phantasmagoria, wouldn't it... :wink:
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Rafael wrote:
Ail wrote:There are two books in Sacred Texts that might interst you: Vampire His Kith and Kin and another about Werewolves whose title I don't remember.
Google for Sacred Texts and then look for Gothic.

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Sorry - couldn't find it... But thank you.. Let's look what I can google out of this... :)
Really Sacred Texts is a site that probably has a lot of potential for Ravenloft DMs or people interested in folk lore in general (more mysticism, true, but the two things sometimes connect).
Examples:

Gypsy Folkt Tales - http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/roma/gft/index.htm
The Book of Were-Wolves - http://www.sacred-texts.com/goth/bow/index.htm
The Vampire, His Kith and Kin - http://www.sacred-texts.com/goth/vkk/index.htm
Frankenstein, Dracula, Lair of the White Worm, The Vampyre, Vikram and the Vampyre can all be found here http://www.sacred-texts.com/goth/index.htm

texts on Alchemy - http://www.sacred-texts.com/alc/index.htm

Witch Hunt (Book of Shadows) - http://www.sacred-texts.com/pag/burning.htm

It has a huge lot of books divided by themes and I can't give a true idea here, from medieval Grimoires to FBI investigations, to Native American folklore, the Bible, Sacred Sexuality, Indian and Eastern myths and etc.

The main link is this:
http://www.sacred-texts.com/index.htm

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Zumba d'Oxossi (A Stitch in Souragne)
Brother Eustace (The Devil's Dreams)
Robert de Moureaux (A New Barovia)
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Post by Le Noir Faineant »

:shock: ... :twisted: Jackpot!!!

Cool Cool Coool!

Thank you!

This would be a splendid link for the Frat - Research subpage!

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Post by Tertius Bellamont »

Oooo... I'm sure you've got some of these already, but here's a few from my bibliography...

I found Fred Botting's book, succintly titled "Gothic" to be rather good and George E. Haggerty's "Gothic Fiction/Gothic form"...

I know that opinion is divided on her, but Julia Kristeva's "Power's of Horror" was brilliant also...

Oh, and Diane Hoeveler, "Gothic Feminism" is also a nice one.

Hmm.... what else...

I know that there's an essay floating around about the "Unheimlich" but for the life of me I can't remember who wrote it... bother it, it was good too...

Oh well, hope that helps!
Now this is most interesting...
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