The haunted states of America : Gothic regionalism in post-war American fiction / / James Morgart
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Cardiff, England : , : University of Wales Press, , [2022] |
| ©2022 | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (163 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 050 |
| Soggetto topico: | American fiction - 20th century - History and criticism |
| Horror tales, American - History and criticism | |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The haunted states of America |
| ISBN: | 9781786838780 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910795866003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Gothic literary studies.