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The Gothic Body: Sexuality, Materialism, and Degeneration at the Fin de Siècle (Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture) (edit title)

Kelly Hurley (Author) (edit contributors)

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This book accounts for the resurgence of Gothic, and its immense popularity, during the British fin de siècle. In particular, Kelly Hurley explores a key scenario that haunts the genre: the loss of a unified and stable human identity, and the emergence of a chaotic and transformative "abhuman"... read more

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In William Hope Hodgson's "The Crew of the Lancing," an unnamed ship, sailing somewhere in the tropics, is becalmed after a submarine earthquake.

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