Smog and fog: ecocriticism and late-Victorian gothic fiction.
Medium
Periodical Article
Medium
- part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Sep2019 (Volume) 85
Classif
820 EMA
Subject
English literature and language
Page
14 - 17
Authors
Stewart, Lindsey
Contents
In Dracula, Hard Times, Bleak House and Jekyll and Hyde, the air is thick with fog, the cities decaying and oppressive. The author explores climate and pollution in the urban landscape as a trope of the Gothic, a reflection of rapid industrialisation and a powerful metaphor for human corruption.