Metamodern Gothic: Exploring Identity in the Twenty-First Century

Author:   C.E. Smith
Publisher:   University of Wales Press
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9781837723782


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   15 June 2026
Format:   Hardback
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Metamodern Gothic: Exploring Identity in the Twenty-First Century


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This book illustrates how contemporary Gothic literature can beread througha metamodernlens, andinvestigates the concept of multiplicity of truths and the way identity is represented in the twenty-first century. Citing traditional motifs found in the Gothic texts of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the text continues to expand the literary discussion of the Gothic into the current era, exploring how modern Gothic writers utilise the various aspects of the traditional format and revise them for contemporary audiences. By examining a range of twenty-first-century Gothic literature, the need for further metamodern readings in contemporary discussions of identity as it is represented in modern Gothic novels will becomeapparent. This project contributes to both the understanding ofmetamodernismin terms of literary studies and the continued expansion of contemporary Gothic studies. It exclusively considers the Gothic novel of the modern era and its relevance to current cultural concerns.

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Author:   C.E. Smith
Publisher:   University of Wales Press
Imprint:   University of Wales Press
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781837723782


ISBN 10:   1837723788
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   15 June 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction Revising the Gothic Novel Chapter One Haunted Houses and Familial Identity Chapter Two The Natural World and Male Identity Chapter Three Fairy Tales and Female Identity Chapter Four Enclosed Spaces and Queer Identity Chapter Five Religious Institutes and Communal Identity Chapter Six The Monstrous and Racial Identity Conclusion Gothic Identities Bibliography

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C. E. Smith is an independent scholar based in England.

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