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In A Wide Ranging Series Of Introductory Essays Written By Some Of The Leading Figures In The Field, This Essential Guide Explores The World Of Gothic In All Its Myriad Forms Throughout The Mid-eighteenth Century To The Internet Age. -- Publisher's Website Introduction / Catherine Spooner, Emma Mcevoy -- Gothic Traditions / Emma Mcevoy -- Eighteenth-century Gothic / Robert Miles -- Gothic And The Romantics / Emma Mcevoy -- Victorian Gothic / Alexandra Warwick -- Gothic In The Twentieth Century / Catherine Spooner -- Gothic Locations / Catherine Spooner, Emma Mcevoy -- Gothic Cities / Robert Mighall -- American Gothic / Teresa A. Goddu -- Scottish Gothic / Angela Wright -- Irish Gothic / Richard Haslam -- Gothic And Empire / James Procter, Angela Smith -- Canadian Gothic / Coral Ann Howells -- Australian Gothic / Ken Gelder -- Gothic Concepts / Emma Mcevoy, Catherine Spooner -- The Uncanny / David Punter -- Abject And Grotesque / Kelly Hurley -- Hauntings / Andrew Smith -- Gothic Femininities / Alison Milbank -- Gothic Masculinities / Brian Baker -- Queer Gothic / Ellis Hanson -- Gothic Children / Sue Walsh -- Gothic Media / Catherine Spooner -- Gothic Culture / Fred Botting -- Contemporary Gothic Theatre / Emma Mcevoy -- Gothic-film-parody / Kamilla Elliott -- Contemporary Horror Cinema / Benjamin Hervey -- Gothic Television / Eddie Robson -- Gothic And The Graphic Novel / Andy W. Smith -- Gothic Music And Subculture / Paul Hodkinson -- Gothic And New Media / Jason Whittaker. Edited By Catherine Spooner And Emma Mcevoy. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.