The Theological Turn in Contemporary Gothic Fiction Holy Ghosts
This study examines theological themes and resonances in post-1970 Gothic fiction. It argues that contemporary Gothic is not simply a secularised genre, but rather one that engages creatively – and often subversively – with theological texts and tradition
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THE THEOLOGICAL TURN IN C O N T E M P O R A RY GOTHIC FICTION
H O LY G H O S T S
The Theological Turn in Contemporary Gothic Fiction
Simon Marsden
The Theological Turn in Contemporary Gothic Fiction Holy Ghosts
Simon Marsden Department of English University of Liverpool Liverpool, UK
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Acknowledgements
Many friends and colleagues have helped this book to take shape by asking good questions, suggesting new directions and being generally available for lengthy conversations about vampires. The Contemporary Gothic Reading Group at Lancaster University has been a constant source of new material. I am grateful to members, past and present, for their friendship and for their generosity in sharing their own ideas and expertise, but particularly to my fellow members from the early days: Catherine Spooner, Xavier Aldana Reyes, Sarah Ilott, Stephen Curtis, Ellie Beal, Alan Gregory, Malgorzarta Drewniok, Sunday Swift, David McWilliam, Dawn Stobbart, Chloe Germaine Buckley, Enrique Ajuria Ibarra. I have benefitted enormously from conferences organised by the Open Graves, Open Minds research group at the University of Hertfordshire, the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies and the University of Sheffield’s Gothic Bible Project, each of which has been a source of lively debate and ongoing conversation. As ever, Gladstone’s Library has been both an invaluable reso
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