The Gothic and the Rule of the Law, 1764-1820

by Susan Chaplin

This book is the first full-length theoretical and historical study of the relation between early Gothic fiction and an emerging modern rule of law. The work identifies not only a political and cultural, but also an ontological relation between what critics have conceptualized as 'Gothic' and the nature and function of modern juridical power.

191 pages, Hardcover

First published April 12, 2007