This book argues that Gothic writing of the Romantic period is queer. Using a variety of texts, it argues that contemporary queer theory can help us to read the obliqueness and invisibility of same-sex desire in a culture of vigilance. Fincher shows how the Gothic's ambivalent gender politics destabilize heteronormative narratives.
Acknowledgements Introduction Reading the Gaze: A Culture of Vigilance Guessing the Mould: Or, The Castle of Otranto ? Vathek and the Monstrous Queer Camping in the Monastery: The Monk Caleb Williams and the Queer Sublime Penetrating Eye(s): Lara . The Giaour , The Vampyre Conclusion Bibliography Index
