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.

Sommario

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.

Info autore

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

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Faye Ringel, Ringel Faye
• Editore: External catalogues US
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781785279034
• ISBN: 978-1-78527-903-4
• Pagine: 112
• Dimensioni: 150 mm x 230 mm x 10 mm
• Serie: Anthem Studies in Gothic Literature; Anthem Impact; Anthem Studies in Gothic Liter
• Categorie: Saggistica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; 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