Gothic Transgressions

The articles in this volume discuss specific ways in which the Gothic transgresses boundaries, be they historical, spatial, national, aesthetic, generic, modal, medial or sexual. Offering a wide range in every respect - from `Proto' to `Post-Gothic', from mythical to digital, from national to `Globalgothic', from metropolitan to `EcoGothic', from traditional to `Candygothic', from novel to film and from Shakespeare to Steampunk - this collection aims to enrich as well as extend the scholarly debate on the Gothic as a multi-faceted mode of expression that goes beyond limits and, much like a vampire, constantly refreshes itself by feeding on the lifeblood of topical issues.

Ellen Redling teaches English literature and culture at the English Department of the University of Heidelberg. Christian Schneider teaches English, German and Literary Studies at the University of Heidelberg.