Middle Eastern Gothics: Literature, Spectral Modernities and the Restless Past (Gothic Literary Studies)

This groundbreaking collection of studies on the Gothic in the Middle East and North Africa offers a fresh perspective on the genre, decentering it from its Eurocentric context and exploring its richness and diversity in primordial times of Arab and Islamic literary history and culture.

With a focus on local and indigenous forms, figures, and narratives, this volume expands the boundaries of the Gothic mode on its own terms, critically examining literature produced at pivotal historical junctures of the modern Middle East.

The various chapters draw together illuminating readings of key Gothic texts in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish with theories of genre and debates in Middle Eastern literatures, providing a richly inspiring method of regional hauntology.

This is a must-read for anyone interested in the intersection of literature, culture, and history in the Middle East and North Africa.