Disability and the Gothic

Disability is central to the Gothic imagination; but few accounts of Gothic literature interpret this genre with attention to experiences of disability embodiment, or of the socially determined aspects of disability. This Element brings disability theory to the reading of nineteenth-century Gothic literature.

Dizabilitatea este esentiala in imaginatia gotica; insa putine relatari despre literatura gotica interpreteaza acest gen cu atentie la experientele de intruchipare a dizabilitatii sau la aspectele determinate social ale dizabilitatii. Acest element aduce teoria dizabilitatii in lectura literaturii gotice din secolul al XIX-lea.