Through the Vaults (again): The Gothic Reading Group in 2013-14

As the Gothic Reading Group gets ready to unveil its schedule for the 2014-15 academic year, along with some exciting plans for the future, now seems like a good time to take a glance back at what we read, where we went and what we said in 2013-14. Admittedly we mostly just went to RRB79 … Continue reading Through the Vaults (again): The Gothic Reading Group in 2013-14 →

Recollections – 2013-14 Session Two: Edgar Allen Poe’s "Berenice" (1835) and Charles Dickens’s "A Madman’s Manuscript" (1836)

This week sees our third meeting this term (and ninth session overall, fact-fans) but before we get stuck into Lovecraft, here'sKate Gadsby Macesumming up our last session on Poe and Dickens and highlighting some of the points around which our conversation turned.*****Nineteenth-Century Horrors: Marriage, Madness and the Middle-ClassKate Gadsby MaceBeing buried alive is equated to … Continue reading Recollections – 2013-14 Session Two: Edgar Allen Poe’s "Berenice" (1835) and Charles Dickens’s "A Madman’s Manuscript" (1836) →

Sources and Resources – Surfing the web for Dickens and Poe

We've not long to go until the second Gothic Reading Group session for this term. In the wake of the previous introductory post on Dickens and Poe's tales of 'madness,' Mark has been hunting around the internet for interesting supplementary materials. Here are a few of his favourites. They might offer a bit of stimulus … Continue reading Sources and Resources – Surfing the web for Dickens and Poe →

Foreshadowings – Texts and Contexts for Poe and Dickens

Our first session last week was a great success, with lots of interesting discussion following a screening of The Evil Dead. There'll be a blog follow-up in the next few days, but, in the meantime, we've the second session of this year's Gothic Reading Group to look forward to next week. This time we are … Continue reading Foreshadowings – Texts and Contexts for Poe and Dickens →