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Autore |
Michaud Marilyn |
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Titolo |
Republicanism and the American Gothic / / Marilyn Michaud |
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Cardiff, : University of Wales Press, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-299-20160-1 |
0-7083-2233-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (206 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Gothic revival (Literature) - United States |
Republicanism |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction; 1 Republican Historiography; 2 Vampires and the Cyclical Theory of History; 3 The Double and Republican Masculinity; 4 Conspiracy and Hypocrisy in Rosemary's Baby; 5 Virtue and Corruption in Truman Capote's In Cold Blood; Afterword; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book is a comparative study of British and American literature and culture in the 1790's and 1950's. It explores the republican tradition of the British Enlightenment and the effect of its translation and migration to the American colonies. |
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