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Queer Identity and Sexual Desire

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Author: Franz Kröber
ISBN: 978-3-656-16885-0

Reading William Beckford´s "Vathek" as a Gothic Novel

Essay, 2012

7 Pages, Grade: 1,0

Franz Kröber (Author)

Abstract or Introduction

To a certain extent, horror and fear in "Vathek" by William Beckford are caused by the anxiety of the unknown. Reading Vathek as a queer Gothic novel helps to uncover both the desire for and the fear and condemnation of a non-heterosexual identity or desire. This essay will give evidence for the thesis that the typical Gothic motifs of queer sexual and gender identity as well as the anxiety and desire aroused by it are mirrored in Beckford´s novel. For this reason, a brief definition of queer Gothic and sexuality in Gothic fiction will precede an analysis of Gulchenrouz and the fifty boys, Vathek, and the Giaour regarding their sexual and gender identity.

Details

Title: Queer Identity and Sexual Desire
Subtitle: Reading William Beckford´s "Vathek" as a Gothic Novel
College: University of Kent (School of English)
Course: Eighteenth-Century Literature, 1750-1830
Grade: 1,0
Author: Franz Kröber (Author)
Year: 2012
Pages: 7
Catalog Number: V191999
ISBN (eBook): 9783656168850
File size: 454 KB
Language: English
Keywords: queer, identity, sexual, desire, reading, william, beckford´s, vathek, gothic, novel