Contemporary Spanish Gothic

With the success of novels such as The Shadow of the Windand films like The Others, contemporary Spanish culture has contributed a great deal to the imagery and experience of the Gothic, although such contributions are not always recognised as being specifically Spanish in origin. Contemporary Spanish Gothicis the first book to study how the Gothic mode intersects with cultural production in Spain today, considering some of the ways in which such production feeds off and simultaneously feeds into Gothic production more widely. Examining the works of writers and filmmakers like Carlos Ruiz Zaf?n, Arturo P?rez-Reverte, Pedro Almod?var and Alejandro Amen?bar, as well as the further reaches of Spanish Gothic influence in the Twilightfilm series, the book considers images and themes like the mad surgeon and the vulnerable body, the role of the haunted house, and the heritage biopics of Francisco de Goya.

• | Author: Ann Davies
• | Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• | Publication Date: Oct 18, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 208 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1474402992
• | ISBN-13: 9781474402996