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The haunted muse : gothic and sentiment in American literature / by Richard M. Magee.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Magee, Richard M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gothic fiction (Literary genre), American--History and criticism.
- Gothic fiction (Literary genre), American.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (150 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016.
- Summary:
- The Salem witch trials, and the many narratives based on them, both contemporaneous and subsequent discussions, have had a powerful influence on the American national psyche, informing the nation's political debates and propelling its fears. Perhaps one of the major reasons for the importance of the trials is how they conceive of and present a narrative of danger. The horror grows in and seems to threaten not just the body politic, but, perhaps more importantly, the domestic sanctuary. The home and hearth become a contested ground where good and evil fight for the souls of the inhabitants, or
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 20, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 1-4438-9280-7
- OCLC:
- 948734312
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