The Gothic Revival

By: Phil Baines, Anne Bechard-Leaute (Translator), Chris Brooks

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Paperback | 24 June 1999 | Edition Number 1

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At the height of the Victorian period, a passion for Gothic style swept England and spread far beyond. Gothic architecture, associated with the social and cultural ideals of the Middle Ages, was seen as a means of remaking the modern world.

In this lucid exposition, Chris Brooks unravels the layers of meaning that Gothic held for its many re inventors: from the political uses of Gothic history in the seventeenth century to Barry and Pugin's Houses of Parliament in the mid-nineteenth. Yet Gothic is not just buildings: continually recreated, it has taken the form of poetry and fiction, of painting and sculpture, of movies and video games, of Gothic music and Gothic punk.

This is the first book to deal comprehensively with the whole scope of the Gothic Revival.

About the Author

Chris Brooks lectures on Victorian culture at Exeter University's School of English. He is also Chairman of the Victorian Society, a Trustee of the Albert Memorial, and a member of English Heritage's Cathedrals and Churches Advisory Committee. He has written and edited several books, including Signs for the Times: Symbolic Realism in the Mid-Victorian World.

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At the height of the Victorian period, a passion for the Gothic style swept England and spread far beyond. Gothic architecture, associated with the social and cultural ideals of the Middle Ages, was seen as a means of remaking the modern world. This lucid account unravels the layers of meaning that Gothic held for its many reinventors - from the political uses of Gothic history in the 17th century to the Houses of Parliament in the 19th century. Gothic, however, was more than just buildings: continually reinvented, it has taken the form of poetry and fiction, of painting and sculpture, of movies and video games, of Gothic music and punk. Gothic became a dominant cultural and architectural force not only in 19th-century Britain, but across Europe, the USA and in the British Empire. This book deals comprehensively with all aspects of the Gothic revival. (Kirkus UK)

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Introduction	p. 4
A Style is Born: Medieval Gothic	p. 7
The Rhetorics of Power: Gothic Legacies 1600-1700	p. 21
House and Garden: The Early Eighteenth Century	p. 49
Picturesque to Sublime: The Later Eighteenth Century	p. 83
Monsters and Maidens: The Gothic Novel	p. 105
Romantic Visions: Mobilizing Gothic	p. 127
Of Homes and Castles: Domestic Gothic 1775-1850	p. 153
Prisons to Parliament: Secular Institutions 1800-1840	p. 201
Discovering True Principles: Ecclesiastical Gothic 1810-1850	p. 221
Bearing the Torch: Gothic Beyond Britain	p. 259
Sermons in Stones: Readings in High Victorian Gothic	p. 289
A New Age: Europe and America 1850-1900	p. 341
Cathedrals and Commerce: Late Gothic Revival	p. 373
Epilogue: Twentieth-Century Gothic	p. 407
Glossary	p. 422
Brief Biographies	p. 423
Key Dates	p. 428
Maps	p. 432
Further Reading	p. 435
Index	p. 439
Acknowledgements	p. 446
Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved.

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