Terror, Horror, and Female Gothic
Terror, Horror, and Female Gothic
This chapter draws on the previous discussion explore how terror and horror are used in Misty, focusing on its covers, visuals and story content. These theoretical ideas are then developed further with reference to the Female Gothic: a contested term with variable meaning. The chapter summarizes the evolution of Female Gothic scholarship and arrives at a working definition. This notes the Female Gothic’s focus on the problems of female experience and use of feminine or domestic symbols, and its simultaneous mobilization of paradoxes such as rebellion/transgression and morality/conservatism.
Keywords: Terror, Horror, Female Gothic, Domestic, Paradox
University Press of Mississippi requires a subscription or purchase to access the full text of books within the service. Public users can however freely search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book and chapter.
Please, subscribe or login to access full text content.
If you think you should have access to this title, please contact your librarian.
To troubleshoot, please check our FAQs , and if you can't find the answer there, please contact us.
