Vegetarian Gothic analyses the representation of vegetarianism in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818), the World War I writings of Arthur Machen, and Han Kang's The Vegetarian (2007). These texts from different eras (and nations) are placed into critical dialogue through the application of ideas drawn from object-oriented ontology (OOO), and theories of ecological awareness. The vegetarian is represented in highly ambivalent ways.
At one level the vegetarian is associated with Gothic otherness but also represented as potentially bringing together humans and animals in a complex holistic, utopian understanding of the natural world. This model of belonging to nature is at odds with a Gothic dystopia which seeks to demonise the radical potential of vegetarianism.
| ISBN: | 9781009615303 |
| Publication date: | 13th August 2026 |
| Author: | Andrew Smith |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 64 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Elements. Elements in the Gothic |
| Genres: |
Vegan Cookery and veganism Animals and society Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints Alternative belief systems |
Vegetarian Gothic analyses the representation of vegetarianism in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818), the World War I writings of Arthur Machen, and Han Kang's The Vegetarian (2007). These texts from different eras (and nations) are placed into critical dialogue through the application of ideas drawn from object-oriented ontology (OOO), and theories of ecological awareness.
Vegetarian Gothic features in the following genres: Vegan Cookery and veganism, Animals and society, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Alternative belief systems
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Vegetarian Gothic was written by Andrew Smith and published by Cambridge University Press
Vegetarian Gothic has 64 pages
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