Embryology and the Rise of the Gothic Novel

lt;b>Diana Pérez Edelman is Associate Professor of English at the University of North Georgia, Gainesville, USA.

1. Conceiving the Gothic; or, "A New Species of Romance".- 2. "A very natural dream"; or, The Castle of Otranto.- 3. "The liberty of choice"; or, The Novels of Ann Radcliffe.- 4. "Dark, shapeless substances"; or, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.- 5. "Nature preached a milder theology"; Or, Melmoth the Wanderer.- 6. "Something scarcely tangible"; Or, James Hogg's Confessions.- 7. Conclusion: Gothic Offspring; or, "the qualitas occulta".

"Embryology and the Rise of The Gothic Novel is an interesting and well-researched monograph, offering original insights into the development of the Gothic alongside eighteenth-century embryological discourses. It provides a critical and informative literary-scientific perspective into well-known as well as understudied texts of Gothic literature. I recommend it as a reference for eighteenth-century Gothic fiction, specifically for researchers interested in epigenetic literature and embryological discourses." (Arwa F. Al-Mubaddel, The British Society for Literature and Science, bsls.ac.uk, June 6, 2024)