The haunted Sstates of America : Gothic regionalism in post-war American fiction / James Morgart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morgart, James, author.

Series:

Gothic literary studies.

Gothic Literary Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

American fiction.

Gothic fiction (Literary genre), American.

Horror tales, American--History and criticism.

Horror tales, American.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cardiff : University of Wales Press, [2022]

Summary:

The Haunted States of America: Gothic Regionalism in Post-war American fiction focuses on existing regional Gothic strains to examine how the anxieties, fears and concerns illustrated in the works of several post-World War II writers can be best understood through regional history and identity.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1: 'The Death of a Culture': Subversion of Monstrosity in the Southern Gothic

Chapter 2: Hanging Women on the Hill: Exposure of Patriarchal Conformity in the New England Gothic

Chapter 3: Haunted Grounds of Healing: Horrors of Normativity and Genocide in the Gothic Midwest

Chapter 4: New York, New York …: Greed and Abjection in the New York Gothic

Chapter 5: Repressed Ramonas and Braceros: Return of the Oppressed in the Southern California Gothic

Coda

Notes

Works Cited

Index

Backcover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Morgart, James The Haunted States of America

ISBN:

1-78683-877-X