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The Theological Turn in Contemporary Gothic Fiction Simon Marsden

The Theological Turn in Contemporary Gothic Fiction By Simon Marsden

The Theological Turn in Contemporary Gothic Fiction by Simon Marsden


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The Theological Turn in Contemporary Gothic Fiction: Holy Ghosts by Simon Marsden


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 traditions. This creative engagement is reflected in Gothic fiction's exploration of theological concepts including sin and evil, Christology and the messianic, resurrection, eschatology and apocalypse. Through readings of fiction by Gothic and horror writers including Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Peter Straub, William Peter Blatty and others, this book demonstrates that Christianity continues to haunt the Gothic imagination and that the genre's openness to the mysterious, numinous and non-rational opens space in which to explore religious beliefs and experiences less easily accessible to more overtly realist forms of representation. The book offers a new perspective on contemporary Gothic fiction that will be of interest to students and scholars of contemporary Gothic and of the relationship between literature and religion more generally.

The Theological Turn in Contemporary Gothic Fiction Reviews

One of the biggest strengths of Marden's book is its intelligent and lucid handling of complex theological idea ... . he offers fresh perspective and raises rich awareness of the possibilities opened up by a turn to the theological in Gothic Studies, all the while asserting theology's importance in understanding the Gothic's engagement with contemporary culture. (Eleanor Beal, Fantastika Journal, Vol. 4 (1), July, 2020)

Both Gothic scholars and researchers of theology and literature should pay careful attention to this book and the ways in which it provides fresh insight into horror, and the surprising ways in which theology can help make sense of all aspects of culture. (Jonathan Greenaway, THE GLASS, Issue 32, 2020)

About Simon Marsden

Simon Marsden is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Liverpool, UK. He writes widely on the relationships between literature and theology from the nineteenth century to the present and is the author of Emily Bronte and the Religious Imagination.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Spectres of the Sacred.- 2. Gothic Heresies.- 3. 'There were some stains that could not be removed': Adam Nevill and the Stain of Sin.- 4. Much Ado About Nothing: Peter Straub and Privation.- 5. William Peter Blatty and the Presence of the Absent Christ.- 6. 'Time to let go of all the old things': Justin Cronin's Radically Orthodox Christology.- 7. Sympathy for the Devil: Gothic Goes to Hell.- 8. The Sense of No Ending: (Re)Reading the Apocalyptic Stephen King.- 9. Conclusion: The Gothic Sacred.

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NPB9783319965703
9783319965703
3319965700
The Theological Turn in Contemporary Gothic Fiction: Holy Ghosts by Simon Marsden
New
Hardback
Springer International Publishing AG
2018-10-11
210
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