Spectres of Antiquity Classical Literature and the Gothic 1740-1830

"Outstanding.... Historically detailed and compellingly argued.... [I] cannot recommend Spectres of Antiquity highly enough." -- Benjamin Eldon Stevens, New England Classical Journal "Despite offering novel and striking insights, the book is readily accessible to non-specialists ... All in all, the Spectres of Antiquity is a valuable addition to Classical Scholarship, Gothic studies, and those interested in the concept of Reception." -- George Prekas, Bryn Mawr Classical Review "In this well-written and well-researched book, Uden (classical studies, Boston Univ.) provides a detailed tableau of allusive references to antiquity in English Gothic literature." -- CHOICE "Spectres of Antiquity will be essential reading to all who are interested in the origins of the Gothic or to the history of classical reception in the eighteen and early nineteenth centuries.... Stylishly written and full of fascinating insight, Uden's book provides a vivifying archeology of the origins of the Gothic, illuminating the classical presences therein." -- Eighteenth-Century Studies "Spectres of Antiquity is a valuable addition to Classical Scholarship, Gothic studies, and those interested in the concept of Reception." -- Bryn Mawr Classical Review "This is a truly remarkable, paradigm-shifting book, and a wonderful work of scholarship." -- Dale Townshend, Manchester Metropolitan University "Uden's study is a terrific and gripping read from cover to cover." -- Brett M. Rogers, University of Puget Sound "This is an important and valuable scholarly advance. It possesses a high volume of new scholarly insights and connections. No one before Dr. Uden has revealed as many of these allusions to ancient Greek and Roman authors in classic Gothic literature of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries in England and America as there actually are, and many of them have never been brought out, to my knowledge, in a scholarly study before this one. A great number of discoveries here are new to modern scholarship." -- Jerrold E. Hogle, Professor of English, University of ArizonaÃ