Sexuality and the Gothic Magic Lantern: Desire, Eroticism and Literary Visibilities from Byron to Bram Stoker

By David J. Jones

Book Overview

This fascinating study explores the multifarious erotic themes associated with the magic lantern shows, which proved the dominant visual medium of the West for 350 years, and analyses how the shows influenced the portrayals of sexuality in major works of Gothic fiction.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349452521
• ISBN13: 9781349452521
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"