A Gothic dictionary
A Gothic dictionary

Summary/Abstract: The present work takes into consideration the Historical Dictionary of Gothic Literature which was compiled by William Hughes in 2013. Since this is a historical dictionary of literature, the entries encapsulate both concepts and the names of significant figures or works, all alphabetically organized, but lack any descriptions of lexical category or morphological features, focusing instead on the vast context in which each item could and should be used within this specialized context. Following the premise that the Gothic should be considered a “language” rather than a literary genre, this article analyses, within the parameters of metalexicography, the features of the eclectic entries, as well as the importance of William Hughes’ choices for the field of the Gothic in general. Moreover, the second part of this work deals with Hughes’s explanations for controversial terms in the field of the Gothic, which should be read as prescriptive comments for the literature.

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