the past as nightmare Cocks, Neil 1971- editor. Renshaw, Daniel editor. text bibliography enk 2025 monographic eng 1 online resource "In the Gothic, nothing stays buried for long. Since its inception in the mid-eighteenth century, the Gothic imagination has been concerned with the pasts of the societies from which it emerged. This collection, featuring contributions from archivists, historians and literary critics, examines how horror fiction and the wider Gothic mode have engaged with the constructed conception of 'history'. From Victorian nightmares of Jurassic jungles to ghost stories on the contemporary stage, the contributors adopt varied and innovative approaches to consider how the Gothic has created, complicated and sometimes subverted historical narratives. In doing so, these works blur the distinctions between the 'historical record' and creative endeavour, undermine linear and sequential understandings of the progress of time and dissolve temporal boundaries. The collection explores a variety of Gothic forms including drama, poetry, prose, illustration, film and folklore; and draws on classic texts such as Wuthering Heights and Dracula, as well as less familiar works, including Reynolds' The Mysteries of London and Baldini's Mal'aria. Literature, the Gothic and the Reconstruction of History will be invaluable to students and scholars interested in the confluences of literary and historical endeavour, the creation and depiction of historical constructs in popular culture, and Gothic horror in its myriad forms"-- edited by Neil Cocks and Daniel Renshaw. Gothic fiction (Literary genre) History and criticism Horror tales History and criticism Literature and history LITERARY CRITICISM / Gothic & Romance PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture PN3448.G68 9781003465270 1003465277 9781040308097 1040308090 9781040308127 1040308120 https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003465270 http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003465270 http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf OCoLC-P 241009 20251030122251.0 9781003465270 eng