The Coherence of Gothic Conventions

As a pioneer in Gothic Literature theory and analysis, I am constantly impressed by how fresh and penetrating Sedgwick's observations and interpretations in this book still are. While her method of isolating tropes from their context, analysing and comparing them in order to identify the themes and core ideas in a Gothic work has since been transformed and expanded by other notable Gothic scholars such as Punter, I do believe that this book remains one of the best introductions to Gothic literature and theory.