Contemporary Spanish Gothic (English, Ann Davies)

Product description Review This monograph covers some key areas of Gothic Studies relevant to Spanish cultural production, offering valuable close readings of the individual texts selected, but more importantly, it makes a powerful case for the conclusion, shared wholeheartedly by the present reviewer, that Spanish culture 'functions as a Gothic nexus', a meeting-point of the culturally specific and the transnational, creating 'complex patterns' that we should take as an invitation 'to step outside rigid disciplinary boundaries and explore the lines that cut across our own'.--Abigail Lee Six, Royal Holloway, University of London "Bulletin of Spanish Studies"Whether it be considering Goya biopics, the import of the mad science tradition or the transnational appeal of the haunted house narrative, Contemporary Spanish Gothic remains lucid and persuasive throughout. Davies's path-opening and commanding book constitutes an inspiring first questioning of the national specificity of the contemporary Gothic in Spain.'--Dr Xavier Aldana Reyes, Senior Lecturer in English Literature and Film, Manchester Metropolitan University Book Description Examines Spain's contribution to international interest in Gothic culture, film and literature From the Inside Flap Whether it be considering Goya biopics, the import of the mad science tradition or the transnational appeal of the haunted house narrative, Contemporary Spanish Gothic remains lucid and persuasive throughout. Davies s path-opening and commanding book constitutes an inspiring first questioning of the national specificity of the contemporary Gothic in Spain. Xavier Aldana Reyes, Manchester Metropolitan UniversityWith the success of novels such as The Shadow of the Wind and films such as The Others, contemporary Spanish culture has contributed a great deal to the imagery and experience of the Gothic, although contributions of this sort are not always recognised as being specifically Spanish in origin. Contemporary Spanish Gothic is 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 Zafón, Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Pedro Almodóvar and Alejandro Amenábar, as well as the further reaches of Spanish Gothic influence in the Twilight film series, the book considers images and themes including the mad surgeon and the vulnerable body, the role of the haunted house and the heritage biopics of Francisco de Goya.Ann Davies is Chair of Spanish at the University of Stirling. She has written various articles on contemporary Spanish cinema and on the work of Guillermo del Toro.Cover image: The Skin I Live In, 2011, Pedro Almodovar El Deseo S. A./The Kobal CollectionCover design:[EUP logo]edinburghuniversitypress.com [please note new web address]ISBN 978-1-4744-0299-6Barcode From the Back Cover ‘Whether it be considering Goya biopics, the import of the mad science tradition or the transnational appeal of the haunted house narrative, Contemporary Spanish Gothic remains lucid and persuasive throughout. Davies’s path-opening and commanding book constitutes an inspiring first questioning of the national specificity of the contemporary Gothic in Spain.’Xavier Aldana Reyes, Manchester Metropolitan UniversityWith the success of novels such as The Shadow of the Wind and films such as The Others, contemporary Spanish culture has contributed a great deal to the imagery and experience of the Gothic, although contributions of this sort are not always recognised as being specifically Spanish in origin. Contemporary Spanish Gothic is 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 Zafón, Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Pedro Almodóvar and Alejandro Amenábar, as well as the further reaches of Spanish Gothic influence in the Twilight film series, the book considers images and themes including the mad surgeon and the vulnerable body, the role of the haunted house and the heritage biopics of Francisco de Goya.Ann Davies is Chair of Spanish at the University of Stirling. She has written various articles on contemporary Spanish cinema and on the work of Guillermo del Toro.Cover image: The Skin I Live In, 2011, Pedro Almodovar El Deseo S. A./The Kobal CollectionCover design:[EUP logo]edinburghuniversitypress.com [please note new web address]ISBN 978-1-4744-0299-6Barcode About the Author Professor Ann Davies is Chair of Spanish at the University of Stirling. She has written various articles on contemporary Spanish cinema, and the work of Guillermo del Toro.Ann Davies is Chair of Spanish at the University of Stirling. She has written various articles on contempor