History of the Gothic Vol. 4
Subtitle: American Gothic
Publisher: Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru / University of Wales Press
Published: 2009
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780708320082
Subjects: Gothic fiction (literary genre), history and criticism
Description: From the Publisher: Defining the American gothic tradition both within the context of the major movements of intellectual history over the past three-hundred years, as well as within the issues critical to American culture, this comprehensive volume covers a diverse terrain of well-known American writers, from Poe to Faulkner to Toni Morrison and Cormac McCarthy. Charles L. Crow demonstrates how the gothic provides a forum for discussing key issues of changing American culture, explores forbidden subjects, and provides a voice for the repressed and silenced.