How the Gothic Reared its Head in Dutch Literature

A. Andeweg*

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Abstract

It was not until the twentieth century, and especially the 1980s, that Dutch Gothic fiction began to flourish. This article gives an overview of the history of the Gothic in Dutch literature, and discusses the explanations given for the absence of a Dutch Gothic tradition. It then examines six Gothic novels from the 1980s in more depth to determine what kind of "cultural work" the Gothic does in late-twentieth century Dutch novels. In those novels, the Gothic is a way of expressing the ambivalences accompanying new societal relations following the 1960s, when constructs of the self in terms of gender and sexuality were reformulated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)127-152
JournalIlha Do Desterro
Volume62
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2012

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