History of the Gothic: American Gothic

Charles Crow

Description

Defining the American gothic tradition both within the context of the major movements of intellectual history over the past three-hundred years, as well as within the issues critical to American culture, this comprehensive volume covers a diverse terrain of well-known American writers, from Poe to Faulkner to Toni Morrison and Cormac McCarthy. Charles L. Crow demonstrates how the gothic provides a forum for discussing key issues of changing American culture, explores forbidden subjects, and provides a voice for the repressed and silenced.

Sujets

• Literary Criticism
• Romance
• Gothic

Informations

• Publié par: University of Wales Press
• Date de parution: 01 avril 2009
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780708322482
• Langue: English

Extrait

HISTORY OF THE GOTHIC

American Gothic

Charles L. Crow

University of Wales Press

AMERICAN GOTHIC

S ERIES P REFACE

Gothic Literary Studies is dedicated to publishing groundbreaking scholarship on Gothic in literature and film.The Gothic, which has been subjected to a variety of critical and theoretical approaches, is a form which plays an important role in our understanding of literary, intellectual and cultural histories.The series seeks to promote challenging and innovative approaches to Gothic which question any aspect of the Gothic tradition or perceived critical orthodoxy. Volumes in the series explore how issues such as gender, religion, nation and sexuality have shaped our view of the Gothic tradition. Both academically rigorous and informed by the latest developments in critical theory, the series provides an important focus for scholastic developments in Gothic studies, literary studies, cultural studies and critical theory.The series will be of interest to students of all levels and to scholars and teachers of the Gothic and literary and cultural histories.

HISTORY OF THE GOTHIC

American Gothic

Charles L. Crow

UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS C A R D I F F 2 0 0 9

© Charles L. Crow, 2009

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ISBN 978-0-7083-2008-2 (hardback) ISBN 978-0-7083-2044-0 (paperback) e-ISBN 978-0-7083-2248-2

The right of Charles L. Crow to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with sections 77, 78 and 79 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

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For Fiona and Jacob

Series Editors’ Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

C ONTENTS

1 American Gothic to the Civil War

2 Realism’s Dark Twin

3 American Gothic and Modernism

4 Gothic in a Post-American World

Conclusion

A Note on Gothic Criticism

Notes

Works Consulted

Index

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