Approaches To Teaching Gothic Fiction

A thorough and accessible guide to the Gothic genre. Essays explore the relationship with political and industrial revolutions, other literary traditions, nationalism and racism, colonized and post-colonial populations, the rise of film, and changing...

This collection examines young adult Gothic fiction to demonstrate how the contemporary resurgence of the Gothic in texts for young people signals anxieties about, and hopes for, young people in the twenty-first century.

Jane Austen is a favourite with many students, whether they've read her novels or viewed popular film adaptations. But Persuasion (1817), completed at the end of her life, can be challenging for students to approach. This volume provides teachers...