Problems of comparative reception studies
The case of the Gothic Novel (1790–1825)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20156273 |
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| Authors | Hendrik van Gorp (KU Leuven, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 100-111 |
| Publication date | 1995-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Literary Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0256-4718 • E-ISSN: 1753-5387 |
| Publisher | Unisa Press (PUBLISHER • ZA) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02564719508530120 |
| OpenAlex | W2003594099 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
The paper focuses on the way a popular English narrative genre, i.e. the Gothic Novel, has been received and appreciated/depreciated in various documents at the end of the eighteenth century, covering not only the words themselves, but especially all kinds of so‐called metatexts (literary criticism of the time, translations, abridgements, imitations, parodies, etc.). The comparative approach of this “reception history” in France and Germany combines intertextual and institutional aspects
Aesthetics · Art · Criticism · Linguistics · Literary criticism · Literature · Narrative · Reception theory · Sociology · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis · History · Lexicography and Language Studies · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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