Patrick McGrath

by Sue Zlosnik

Overview

One of the most successful and critically acclaimed authors in Britain, Patrick McGrath has also been a key figure in the recent resurgence of interest in the Gothic. This book, the first full-length study of McGrath and his work, looks at McGrath’s writing through the lens of the Gothic, showing how he has pushed the boundaries of the genre, using the conventional trappings of the Gothic in creative, even parodic new ways. Drawn in part from interviews with McGrath, some previously unpublished, the book not only sets McGrath’s work in the context of the Gothic tradition and his own times, but also helps the reader understand McGrath’s own sense of his identity as a writer.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780708323748
Publisher:	University of Wales Press
Publication date:	07/15/2011
Series:	Gothic Authors: Critical Revisions
Pages:	154
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Sue Zlosnik is head of the English department at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction

1. Playing with Gothic
2. The Transgressive Self
3. Worlds New and Old
4. Afterword: Exorcizing the ghosts of the Gothic

Notes
Select Bibliography
Index