Decadent Daughters and Monstrous Mothers: Angela Carter and European Gothic

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Decadent daughters and monstrous mothers interrogates Angela Carter's feminist politics through the lens of European Gothic. It illuminates her ambivalent relation to her European literary forebears, reveals her rich knowledge of French literature and offers fresh insights into her literary practices afforded by newly available archival material. -- .

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Munfords attention to detail in her dissection of these works and discussion of how Carters textual practice reveals the mechanics of European Gothic fantasies and allusions is admirable and makes for a fascinating read. Her inclusion within the monograph shortlist for the Allan Lloyd Smith prize is well-deserved., Donna Mitchell, The Gothic Imagination, University of Stirling, 2 July 2015 -- .

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Rebecca Munford is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at Cardiff University