Reviews for The Fall into Eden: Landscape and Imagination in California

The average rating for The Fall into Eden: Landscape and Imagination in California based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-11-02 00:00:00 Rob Wood I am no literature buff, so I didn't enjoy this as much as I probably should have. Definitely written with an academic audience in mind, although certainly accessible to the average person. I enjoyed the Second (Gothic Locations) and Third (Gothic Concepts) parts the most. The interaction with Gothic literature outside of just Britain and the U.S. was cool. Gathered the most interesting info from the interactions with empire and postcolonial criticisms. Did not enjoy Part IV really at all, aside from the brief essay on Gothic music and subculture. Part I was alright, but was where I had the most familiarity, so it read as even more dry than the rest of the collection. All in all worth the read if you have interest in Gothic. A robust introduction.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-03-12 00:00:00 Robert Winn A collection of short essays on various aspects of the Gothic, grouped into four sections: Gothic tradition (the history of Gothic), Gothic locations (case studies from various countries, plus cities, empire), Gothic concepts (uncanny, abject and grotesque, several chapters on gender), and Gothic media (cinema, tv, etc.). I read all of the first section (fairly good), skipped most of the second, read all of the third (fairly good), and sampled about half of the last section (the ones I read were disappointing). Overall, a decent survey.