1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456135003321

Titolo

American Gothic [[electronic resource] ] : New Interventions in a National Narrative /  edited by Robert K. Martin & Eric Savoy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, 1998

ISBN

1-58729-302-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 265 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MartinRobert K. <1941->

SavoyEric

Disciplina

813.0872909

813/.0872909

Soggetti

American fiction -- History and criticism

American fiction

Gothic revival (Literature) -- United States

Horror tales, American -- History and criticism

National characteristics, American, in literature

Psychological fiction, American -- History and criticism

Race relations in literature

Women and literature -- United States

American fiction - History and criticism - United States

Gothic revival (Literature) - History and criticism - United States

Horror tales, American - History and criticism

Psychological fiction, American

Women and literature

Narration (Rhetoric)

English

Languages & Literatures

American Literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; I. FRAMING THE GOTHIC: THEORIES AND HISTORIES; The Face of the Tenant:A Theory of American Gothic; The



Nurture of the Gothic, or How Can a TextBe Both Popular and Subversive?; Dr. Frankenstein Meets Dr. Freud; II. PSYCHOANALYSIS AND THE GOTHIC; The Gothic Import of Faulkner's ""Black Son"" in Light in August; On Stephen King's Phallus, orThe Postmodern Gothic; III. RACIAL POLITICS IN GOTHIC TEXTS; Slavery and the Gothic Horror of Poe's""The Black Cat""; Haunted by Jim Crow: Gothic Fictionsby Hawthorne and Faulkner

Looking into Black Skulls: American Gothic,the Revolutionary Theatre, and Arniri Baraka's DutchmanIV. GOTHIC CURRENTS IN WOMEN'S WRITING; An Ecstasy of Apprehension:The Gothic Pleasures of Sentimental Fiction; The Masochistic Pleasures of the Gothic:Paternal Incest in Alcott's ""A Marble Woman""; If a Building Is a Sentence, So Is a Body:Kathy Acker and the Postcolonial Gothic; V. THE GOTHIC POSTMODERN; Making Monsters, or Serializing Killers; Some Stations of Suburban Gothic; Notes on Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Drawing widely on contemporary theory-particularly revisionist views of Freud such as those offered by Lacan and Kristeva-this volume ranges from the well-known Gothic horrors of Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne to the popular fantasies of Stephen King and the postmodern visions of Kathy Acker. Special attention is paid to the issues of slavery and race in both black and white texts, including those by Ralph Ellison and William Faulkner. In the view of the editors and contributors, the Gothic is not so much a historical category as a mode of thought haunted by history, a part of suburba



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910800200203321

Titolo

Green tea polyphenols : nutraceuticals of modern life / / editors, Lekh R. Juneja, Mahendra P. Kapoor, Tsutomu Okubo, Theertham P. Rao

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : Taylor & Francis, , 2013

ISBN

0-429-10986-5

1-4398-4789-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (362 p.)

Disciplina

615.3/21

Soggetti

Green tea - Therapeutic use

Plant polyphenols - Health aspects

Functional foods

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

A CRC title.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

1. Green tea : history, processing techniques, principles, traditions, features, and attractions / Mahendra P. Kapoor. [et al.] -- 2. Biochemical and physicochemical characteristics of green tea polyphenols / Takashi Tanaka, Yosuke Matsuo, and Isao Kouno -- 3. Metabolism, bioavailability, and safety features of green tea polyphenols / Shiming Li and Chi-Tang Ho -- 4. Green tea polyphenols for cancer risk reduction : preclinical and epidemiological studies / Naghma Khan. [et al.] -- 5. Chemopreventive action of green tea polyphenols (molecular-biological mechanisms) / Vijay S. Thakur and Sanjay Gupta -- 6. Green tea prevents ultraviolet radiation-induced skin cancer through rapid repair of DNA damage / Santosh K. Katiyar -- 7. Green tea polyphenols in cardiovascular diseases / Hla-Hla Htay. [et al.] -- 8. Green tea polyphenols in weight management (obesity) and diabetes / Tadashi Sakuma. [et al.] -- 9. Green tea polyphenols for the protection of internal organs : focus on renal damage caused by oxidative stress / Takako Yokozawa. [et al.] -- 10. Green tea polyphenols improve bone and muscle quality / Olivier M. Dorchies and Urs T. Ruegg -- 11. role of green tea polyphenols in strengthening the immune system / Jack F. Bukowski -- 12. Green tea polyphenols in allergic remedies / Hirofumi Tachibana -- 13. Green tea polyphenols and gut health / Theertham P. Rao. [et al.] -- 14. Green tea



polyphenols in oral care / Kazuko Takada and Masatomo Hirasawa -- 15. Nutrigenomics and proteomics of tea polyphenols / Molay K. Roy and Yoshinori Mine -- 16. Green tea polyphenols in food and nonfood applications / Mahendra P. Kapoor. [et al.].

Sommario/riassunto

There is a wealth of published research on the health-promoting effects of green tea and its various components including polyphenols. Green Tea Polyphenols: Nutraceuticals of Modern Life presents a collection of global findings on the numerous health benefits of green tea polyphenols, confirming their position as healthy functional ingredients. With chapters contributed by experts in the field of green tea science and the inclusion of extensive references, this book provides an authoritative volume that can be used to guide researchers, scientists, and regulatory bodies. Each chapter previews