Alan Moore and the Gothic Tradition
Alan Moore and the Gothic Tradition by Matthew Green is a reprint published by Manchester University Press in 2016, comprising 306 pages in English. This book-length study explores Alan Moore’s significance within the Gothic tradition, offering in-depth analyses of his spoken-word performances, poetry, prose, and comics. The essays included provide a comprehensive examination of the cultural context surrounding Moore’s work, highlighting its social and political dimensions while addressing key theoretical issues in Gothic Studies, Comics Studies, and Adaptation Studies.
Readers will find a collection of essays that present fresh insights into Moore’s use of horror, terror, homage, parody, allusion, and adaptation. The contributions from leading researchers in the field enhance the understanding of Moore’s works and illustrate how they contribute to a broader appreciation of Gothic aesthetics. This volume serves as a valuable resource for scholars, students, and general readers interested in the intersections of literature, culture, and the Gothic tradition.
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The first book-length study to address Moore’s significance to the Gothic, this volume is also the first to provide in-depth analyses of his spoken-word performances, poetry and prose, as well as his comics and graphic novels.
The essays collected here identify the Gothic tradition as perhaps the most significant cultural context for understanding Moore’s work, providing unique insight into its wider social and political dimensions as well as addressing key theoretical issues in Gothic Studies, Comics Studies and Adaptation Studies.
Scholars, students and general readers alike will find fresh insights into Moore’s use of horror and terror, homage and parody, plus allusion and adaptation. The international list of contributors includes leading researchers in the field and the studies presented here enhance the understanding of Moore’s works while at the same time exploring the ways in which these serve to advance a broader appreciation of Gothic aesthetics.
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