Ebook: The Gothic: A Very Short Introduction

1. Origins of the Goths -- 2. The ascent to heaven -- 3. The iconoclasts -- 4. The revenge of the dead -- 5. Liberty Gothic -- 6. Gothic Whiggery -- 7. The sixties -- 8. The descent into hell -- 9. The poetics of blood -- 10. The Gothic dream -- 11. New England Goths -- 12. The ghost in the machine -- 13. First and last and always.;The Gothic is wildly diverse. It can refer to ecclesiastical architecture, supernatural fiction, cult horror films, and a distinctive style of rock music. It has influenced political theorists and social reformers, as well as Victorian home d⁹cor and contemporary fashion.