Gothic in William Gibson’s Cyberpunk Cover Image

Gotsko u kiberpanku Vilijama Gibsona
Gothic in William Gibson’s Cyberpunk

Author(s): Mladen Jakovljević
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Novel, Comparative Study of Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature, American Literature
Published by: Филолошки факултет Универзитета у Бањој Луци
Keywords: Cyberpunk; gothic; fantastic; science fiction; reality.

Summary/Abstract: Gibson’s cyberpunk interface of human and technology, as well as his constructed reality of cyberspace, houses the motifs and conventions typical of Gothic fiction. In his first cyberpunk trilogy, William Gibson reconstructs and reconfigures traditional Gothic elements in such a way so as to respond to the contemporary urban and technological context, thus highlighting the tendencies, dilemmas and fears in contemporary society.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 8
  • Page Range: 204-211
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Serbian
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