Shirley Jackson's American gothic / Darryl Hattenhauer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hattenhauer, Darryl.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horror tales, American--History and criticism.

Horror tales, American.

Gothic revival (Literature)--United States.

Gothic revival (Literature).

Jackson, Shirley, 1916-1965--Criticism and interpretation.

Jackson, Shirley.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Best known for her short story "The Lottery" and her novel The Haunting of Hill House, Shirley Jackson produced a body of work that is more varied and complex than critics have realized. In fact, as Darryl Hattenhauer argues here, Jackson was one of the few writers to anticipate the transition from modernism to postmodernism, and therefore ranks among the most significant writers of her time. The first comprehensive study of all of Jackson's fiction, Shirley Jackson's American Gothic offers readers the chance not only to rediscover her work, but also to see how and why a major American writer was passed over for inclusion in the canon of American literature.

Contents:

Intro

Shirley Jackson's American Gothic

Contents

Acknowledgments

INTRODUCTION: Shirley Jackson and Proto-Postmodernism

1. Some Conditions of Production

2. The Lottery or, The Adventures of James Harris

3. Come Along with Me: Part of a Novel, Sixteen Stories, and Three Lectures

4. Just an Ordinary Day

5. The Road Through the Wall

6. Hangsaman

7. The Bird's Nest

8. The Sundial

9. The Haunting of Hill House

10. We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Afterword

Notes

INTRODUCTION: SHIRLEY JACKSON AND PROTO-POSTMODERNISM

1. SOME CONDITIONS OF PRODUCTION

2. THE LOTTERY OR, THE ADVENTURES OF JAMES HARRIS

3. COME ALONG WITH ME: PART OF A NOVEL, SIXTEEN STORIES, AND THREE LECTURES

4. JUST AN ORDINARY DAY

5. THE ROAD THROUGH THE WALL

6. HANGSAMAN

7. THE BIRD'S NEST

8. THE SUNDIAL

9. THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE

10. WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE

AFTERWORD

Works Cited

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-222) and index.

ISBN:

0-7914-8742-3

1-4175-1931-2

OCLC:

61367623