Rayner, J. orcid.org/0000-0002-9422-3453 (2022) Australian Gothic: A Cinema of Horrors. Gothic Literary Studies . University of Wales Press , (256pp). ISBN 9781786838896
Abstract
The term ‘Gothic’ has been applied to examples of Australian cinema since the 1970s, often in arbitrary and divergent ways. This book examines a wide range of Australian films to trace their Gothic resemblances, characteristics and meanings. By concentrating on the occurrence of Gothic motifs, characters, landscapes and narratives, it argues for the recognition and relevance of a coherent Gothic heritage in Australian film. A plethora of Gothic representatives are considered in relation to four consistent and illuminating continuities (images of the family, ideas of monstrosity, generic hybridity and the occurrence of the sublime), and this study debates the appearance and asserts the significance of Australian Gothic films within their national, cultural, literary and cinematic traditions.
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Item Type: | Book |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 Jonathan Rayner. This is an author-produced version of Australian Gothic: A Cinema of Horrors. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Literary Criticism |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > School of English (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 07 Mar 2025 16:24 |
Last Modified: | 10 Mar 2025 15:12 |
Published Version: | https://www.uwp.co.uk/book/australian-gothic/ |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | University of Wales Press |
Series Name: | Gothic Literary Studies |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:224117 |
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