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The Tale of Terror: A Study of the Gothic Romance

Gelesen von Timothy Ferguson

(4,2 Sterne; 5 Bewertungen)

A seminal essay on the development of horror as a genre, highly influential on later writers. - Summary by Timothy Ferguson (7 hr 5 min)

Chapters

Preface

2:02

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Chapter 1 - Introductory

27:26

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Chapter 2 - The Beginnings of Gothic Romance

40:13

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Chapter 3 - "The Novel of Suspense." Mrs Radcliffe

45:01

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Chapter 4 - The novel of Terror. Lewis and Maturin

59:59

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Chapter 5 - The Oriental Tale of Terror. Beckford

9:57

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Chapter 6 - Godwin and the Rosicrucian Novel

52:02

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Chapter 7 - Satires on the Novel of Terror

30:52

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Chapter 8 - Scott and the Novel of Terror

21:20

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Chapter 9 - Later Developents in the Tale of Terror

52:19

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Chapter 10 - Short Tales of Terror

22:55

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Chapter 11 - American Tales of Terror

46:23

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Chapter 12 - Conclusion

15:11

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Bewertungen

(3 Sterne)

A good if not brilliant essay on Gothic literature. Timothy Ferguson's reading of it, however, is commendable. Clear, well paced, invested and actually quite relaxing.