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Blood for Sale: Gothic Goes Global

The language of Gothic came to encapsulate the 20th century's horrors, from Marx's analysis of capitalism to Conrad's dark vision of imperialism.

Gothic fantasy horror would be outstripped by real horror as the truth of mechanised warfare dawned on an innocent world in 1914. The language of Gothic would increasingly come to encapsulate the horrors of the 20th century - from Marx's analysis of 'vampiric' capitalism to Conrad's dark vision of imperialism and TS Eliot's image of The Wasteland, a Gothic narrative seemed to make more sense of the modern world more than any other.

59 minutes

Last on

Thu 4 Jun 2020 23:50

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  • Joy Division

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  • Joy Division

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Role Contributor
Presenter Andrew Graham-Dixon
Writer Andrew Graham-Dixon
Executive Producer Basil Comely
Series Producer Silvia Sacco
Producer Paul Tickell
Director Paul Tickell
Assistant Producer Dan Goldschmied
Production Coordinator Grace Brassington

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