The Age of Nightmare: The Gothic and British Culture, 1750-1900 (The Weight of

Name: The Age of Nightmare: The Gothic and British Culture, 1750-1900 (The Weight of
Brand: St Augustine's Press

St Augustine's Press

The Age of NightmareAuthor(s): Jeremy Black\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: St Augustine's Press, United States\nImprint: St Augustine's Press\nISBN-13: 9781587310096, 978-1587310096\nSynopsis\nHistorian Jeremy Black is comprehensive, as ever, but in his treatment of the British Gothic novel his greatest service is the preservation of the detailnamely, the human impetus behind art that is often undervalued. Gothic novelists were purposeful, thoughtful, and engaged questions and feelings that ultimately shaped a century of culture. Black notes that the Gothic novel is also very much about \""morality and deploying history accordingly.\"" The true interest of the Gothic novel is more remarkable than it is grisly: the featured darkness and macabre are not meant to usurp heroism and purity, but will fall hard under the over-ruling hand of Providence and certainty of retribution. Black's understanding of the Gothic writer is a remarkable contribution to the legacy of British literature and .