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Corridor Gothic

2018; Edinburgh University Press; Volume: 20; Issue: 1-2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.7227/gs.0050

2050-456X

Roger Luckhurst,

Medieval Literature and History

This essay investigates the role of the corridor in Gothic fiction and horror film from the late eighteenth century to the present day.It seeks to establish this transitional space as a crucial locus, by tracing the rise of the corridor as a distinct mode of architectural distribution in domestic and public buildings since the 18 th century.The essay tracks pivotal appearances of the corridor in fiction and film, and in the final phase argues that it has become associated with a specific emotional tenor, less to do with amplified fear and horror and more with emotions of Angst or dread.