{"id":1929,"date":"2020-01-08T12:01:40","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T17:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/?p=1929"},"modified":"2020-01-01T18:07:08","modified_gmt":"2020-01-01T23:07:08","slug":"vault-review-gothic-classics-graphic-classics-edited-by-tom-pomplun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/?p=1929","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review: Gothic Classics: Graphic Classics edited by Tom Pomplun"},"content":{"rendered":"

**Vault Reviews were posted previously on the main MonsterLibrarian website and are transferred here in an effort to preserve our history. Efforts have been made to ensure the books are still available, but formats, covers, and other details may have changed.**<\/p>\n

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Eureka Productions, 2007<\/p>\n

ISBN:0978791908<\/p>\n

Available: New<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gothic Classics<\/em>\u00a0is a collection of gothic tales both long and short. \u00a0This genre usually features fainting heroines, brooding heroes, haunted castles, and mysterious supernatural horrors. \u00a0\u201cCarmilla\u201d, by J. Sheridan Le Fanu, is a tale of vampires predating Bram Stoker\u2019s \u201cDracula.\u201d \u201cThe Mysteries of Udolpho\u201d, by Ann Radcliffe, is a tale of romance and horror that was widely popular in its time and influenced writers as diverse as Edgar Allan Poe and Jane Austen.\u00a0 \u201cNorthanger Abbey\u201d is Jane Austen\u2019s parody of the gothic romance in general and \u201cThe Mysteries of Udolpho\u201d in particular.\u00a0 There are a few short tales including \u201cThe Oval Portrait\u201d by Edger Allan Poe, and \u201cAt the Gate\u201d by Myla Jo Closser.\u00a0 These stories have the potential to appeal to a variety of different readers. More traditional horror enthusiasts will go for the vampire based tale of \u201cCarmilla\u201d, while fans of more a more blended version of romance and horror may be attracted to \u201cThe Mysteries of Udolpho\u201d.\u00a0 The book would benefit from an introduction explaining the characteristics of gothic literature and the connections between the different stories (especially the inclusion of \u201cNorthanger Abbey\u201d).\u00a0Gothic Classics<\/em>\u00a0has the potential to be a good teaching tool for advanced English classes. However, the complexities and nuances of the stories would not necessarily make this title a good hook for reluctant readers. Recommended for libraries serving high school and college students exploring this literary genre. Contains: violence and murder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

**Vault Reviews were posted previously on the main MonsterLibrarian website and are transferred here in an effort to preserve our history. Efforts have been made to ensure the books are still available, but formats, covers, and other details may have changed.**   Eureka Productions, 2007 ISBN:0978791908 Available: New \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gothic Classics\u00a0is a collection of gothic […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[123,76,119],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ghosts","category-graphic-novels","category-horror"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3Eu9f-v7","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1929"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1931,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1929\/revisions\/1931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}