Convention, Repetition and Abjection: The Way of the Gothic

This paper employs Deleuze and Kristeva in an examination of certain Gothic conventions. It argues that repetition of these conventions- which endows Gothicism with formulaic coherence and consistence but might also lead to predictability and stylistic deadlock-is leavened by a novelty that Deleuze...

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Main Author: Agnieszka Łowczanin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lodz University Press 2014-11-01
Series:Text Matters
Online Access:https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/textmatters/article/view/6441