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UNINA9910795866003321 |
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Autore |
Morgart James |
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Titolo |
The haunted states of America : Gothic regionalism in post-war American fiction / / James Morgart |
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Cardiff, England : , : University of Wales Press, , [2022] |
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©2022 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (163 pages) |
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Soggetti |
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American fiction - 20th century - History and criticism |
Horror tales, American - History and criticism |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: 'The Death of a Culture': Subversion of Monstrosity in the Southern Gothic -- Chapter 2: Hanging Women on the Hill: Exposure of Patriarchal Conformity in the New England Gothic -- Chapter 3: Haunted Grounds of Healing: Horrors of Normativity and Genocide in the Gothic Midwest -- Chapter 4: New York, New York … : Greed and Abjection in the New York Gothic -- Chapter 5: Repressed Ramonas and Braceros: Return of the Oppressed in the Southern California Gothic -- Coda -- Notes -- Works Cited. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Haunted States of America: Gothic Regionalism in Post-war American fiction focuses on existing regional Gothic strains to examine how the anxieties, fears and concerns illustrated in the works of several post-World War II writers can be best understood through regional history and identity. |
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