Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Introduction: ‘A systemic disorder, an extravagant research, and an abjuration of common sense’: Defining the Italian Gothic 1
5. Part I History
6. Chapter 1 Gothic Beginnings: 1764–1827 17
7. Chapter 2 The Gothic and the Historical Novel: 1828–1860 30
8. Chapter 3 Early Developments: 1861–1914 48
9. Chapter 4 The Age of Permutations: 1915–1956 63
10. Chapter 5 The Golden Age of the Gothic: 1957–1979 76
11. Chapter 6 The Decline of the Gothic: 1980–2020 89
12. Part II Media
13. Chapter 7 Gothic Poetry 105
14. Chapter 8 The Gothic in Periodicals and Magazines 123
15. Chapter 9 Gothic Cinema 138
16. Chapter 10 Comics and the Gothic 154
17. Chapter 11 Gothic Music 167
18. Part III Themes
19. Chapter 12 The Gothic Body 183
20. Chapter 13 The Female Gothic 197
21. Chapter 14 Gothic Criminology 210
22. Chapter 15 Ecogothic and Folk Horror 225
23. Notes on Contributors 241
24. Index 245