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americantpsycho's review
4.0
Contemporary Gothic by Catherine Spooner
Book 37/52
Favourite Quote: "Gothic is not preoccupied with the end of the world, but rather the end of innocence."
This was read for dissertation research but it was thoroughly interesting! I really enjoyed reading critical commentary on House of Leaves as that is one of my favourite horror novels of all time. The discussion of art within the 'Mock Gothic' chapter introduced me to The Chapman Family Collection, which is a brilliant installation. Generally this just gave me a great background understanding of the themes and motifs of contemporary Gothic - and even better, the author is from my university! :)
Book 37/52
Favourite Quote: "Gothic is not preoccupied with the end of the world, but rather the end of innocence."
This was read for dissertation research but it was thoroughly interesting! I really enjoyed reading critical commentary on House of Leaves as that is one of my favourite horror novels of all time. The discussion of art within the 'Mock Gothic' chapter introduced me to The Chapman Family Collection, which is a brilliant installation. Generally this just gave me a great background understanding of the themes and motifs of contemporary Gothic - and even better, the author is from my university! :)
nycterisberna's review
4.0
Un libro breve, pero muy interesante sobre lo que entendemos por gótico contemporáneo. La primera parte es un repaso por las características del gótico literario (pastiche, invento de un pasado que no existe, un pasado imaginario que vuelve una y otra vez) y la segunda parte son análisis a ciertos elementos góticos modernos ocupados en moda (Alexander McQueen), fotografía (Joel Peter Witkin) y televisión (Buffy, la cazavampiros), entre otros. Muy bien escrito y con fotografías que son un aporte.
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