Women and Domestic Space in Contemporary Gothic Narratives The House
Moving away from traditional studies of Gothic domesticity based on symbolism, Soon instead focuses on domestic space's material presence and the traces it leaves on the human subjects inhabiting it. Approaching novels and films such as Beloved and The Ex
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Women and Domestic Space in Contemporary Gothic Narratives The House as Subject
Andrew Hock Soon Ng
WOMEN AND DOMESTIC SPACE IN CONTEMPORARY GOTHIC NARRATIVES
Copyright © Andrew Hock Soon Ng, 2015. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2015 978-1-137-53681-5 All rights reserved. First published in 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the World, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-71086-7
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DOI 10.1057/9781137532916 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ng, Andrew Hock-soon, 1972– Women and domestic space in contemporary gothic narratives : the house as subject / by Andrew Hock Soon Ng. pages cm. — (Geocriticism and spatial literary studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Gothic fiction (Literary genre)—History and criticism. 2. Gothic revival (Literature)—History and criticism. 3. Horror films—History and criticism. 4. Horror comic books, strips, etc.—History and criticism. 5. Dwellings in literature. 6. Dwellings in motion pictures. 7. Home in literature. 8. Home in motion pictures. 9. Women in literature. 10. Women in motion pictures. I. Title. II. Title: House as subject. PN3435.N53 2015 809.3 8729—dc23 2015003190 A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Integra Software Services First edition: July 2015 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
This book is lovingly dedicated to my grandmother, Madam Law Ah Kheng (1913–2013), whose love and gift of stories will always be my greatest inheritance.
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List of Illustrations
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Series Editor’s Preface
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Acknowledgments Introduction: The Subject of the House in Gothic Narratives
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1 Housing Treachery: Angela Carter’s The Magic Toyshop and Love
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2 Housing the Unspeakable: Valerie Martin’s Property and Toni Morrison’s Beloved
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3 Housing Secret Selves: William Friedkin’s The Exorcist and Roman Polanski’s Repulsion
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4 Housing Melancholia: Alejandro Amenábar’s The Others and Juan A. Bayona’s The Orphanage
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Conclusion: Housing Redemption: Janice Galloway’s The Trick Is to Keep Breathing
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