The Tale of Terror: A Study of the Gothic Romance
Edith Birkhead
Read by Timothy Ferguson
A seminal essay on the development of horror as a genre, highly influential on later writers. - Summary by Timothy Ferguson (7 hr 5 min)
Chapters
Preface | 2:02 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
Chapter 1 - Introductory | 27:26 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
Chapter 2 - The Beginnings of Gothic Romance | 40:13 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
Chapter 3 - "The Novel of Suspense." Mrs Radcliffe | 45:01 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
Chapter 4 - The novel of Terror. Lewis and Maturin | 59:59 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
Chapter 5 - The Oriental Tale of Terror. Beckford | 9:57 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
Chapter 6 - Godwin and the Rosicrucian Novel | 52:02 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
Chapter 7 - Satires on the Novel of Terror | 30:52 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
Chapter 8 - Scott and the Novel of Terror | 21:20 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
Chapter 9 - Later Developents in the Tale of Terror | 52:19 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
Chapter 10 - Short Tales of Terror | 22:55 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
Chapter 11 - American Tales of Terror | 46:23 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
Chapter 12 - Conclusion | 15:11 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
Reviews
LUKE NEELY
A good if not brilliant essay on Gothic literature. Timothy Ferguson's reading of it, however, is commendable. Clear, well paced, invested and actually quite relaxing.