{"product_id":"9781950423385","title":"Between the Gothic and the Plague: Why we can't have nice things","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eKostka, Jan; Walpole, Horace; Beckford, William; Shelley, Mary; Poe, Edgar Allen; London, Jack\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZmok Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\/13\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis volume contains five stories about plague – some short, some long. Each that builds upon the heritage of the other.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume contains five stories – some short, some long. Each that builds upon the heritage of the other.  It starts with \u003ci\u003eThe Castle of Ontarato \u003c\/i\u003e(1764) by Horace Walpole which is considered the first, “Gothic Novel”; \u003ci\u003eVathek\u003c\/i\u003e, An Arabian Tale (1782) by William Beckford, was influenced by Walpole and Arabian Nights; \u003ci\u003eThe Last Man\u003c\/i\u003e (1826) by Mary Shelley carries on the theme of the previous works, but could be viewed as one of the first science fiction post-apocalyptic novels; The \u003ci\u003eMasque of the Red Death\u003c\/i\u003e (1842) by Edgar Allen Poe also focuses on apocalyptic forces and society’s efforts (or lack thereof) to deal with it.  Finally, \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Plague\u003c\/i\u003e (1912) by Jack London describes a world-wide pandemic that humanity cannot control.  Even the cover illustration, \u003ci\u003eThe Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e, by Goya is influenced by the Gothic art and forms a sort of double-entendre of monsters made in our mind and by doing nothing. ","brand":"Zmok Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46711271850239,"sku":"9781950423385","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/Jacket_ac88b137-ed6d-479e-8e1e-0174a639db76.jpg?v=1745759401","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781950423385","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}