This resource for educators describes various approaches for teaching Gothic fiction. The volume opens with reviews of available editions, anthologies, reference works, background sources, critical studies, films, and Web sites. The second section contains 28 essays examining the genre's connections to history, philosophy, feminism, and social criticism and exploring common themes, such as entrapped heroines and animated corpses. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)