Gothic Literature and History of New England - Secrets of the Restless Dead

The Gothic Literature and History of New England surveys the origin, nature and future of the Gothic mode in New England's history and literature, from the Puritans to the present, showing how the legacy of religious intolerance, racism and misogyny haunts fiction, film and popular culture.

List of contents

Acknowledgments; Chronology; Introduction; 1. Gothic Origins; 2. The Puritans' Haunted Frontier; 3. Haunting the Master's House; 4. Beyond Lovecraft Country: Racism, Xenophobia, New Directions; Works Cited; Index.

About the author

Faye Ringel, Professor Emerita of Humanities, US Coast Guard Academy, New London, Connecticut, has published extensively on the American Gothic.

Summary

The Gothic Literature and History of New England surveys the origin, nature and future of the Gothic mode in New England’s history and literature, from the Puritans to the present, showing how the legacy of religious intolerance, racism and misogyny haunts fiction, film and popular culture.

Product details

• Authors: Faye Ringel, Ringel Faye
• Publisher: External catalogues US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781785279034
• ISBN: 978-1-78527-903-4
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 230 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Anthem Studies in Gothic Literature; Anthem Impact; Anthem Studies in Gothic Liter
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book; Gothic, LITERARY CRITICISM / Gothic & Romance, LITERARY CRITICISM / Horror & Supernatural, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / Regional, Literary, Literature: history & criticism, United States of America, USA, Romanticism, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literature: history and criticism, Horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction