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The gothic literature and history of New England : secrets of the restless dead / Faye Ringel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ringel, Faye, author.
- Series:
- Anthem studies in gothic literature (Anthem Press)
- Anthem studies in gothic literature
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gothic fiction (Literary genre), American--New England--History and criticism.
- Gothic fiction (Literary genre), American.
- New England--History.
- New England.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 96 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Anthem Press, 2022.
- Summary:
- The Gothic Literature and History of New England surveys the history, nature and future of the Gothic mode in the region, from the witch trials through the Black Lives Matter Movement. Texts include Cotton Mather and other Puritan divines who collected folklore of the supernatural; the Frontier Gothic of Indian captivity narratives; the canonical authors of the American Renaissance such as Melville and Hawthorne; the women's ghost story tradition and the Domestic Gothic from Harriet Beecher Stowe to Charlotte Perkins Gilman to Shirley Jackson; H. P. Lovecraft; Stephen King; and writers of the current generation who respond to racial and gender issues. The work brings to the surface the religious intolerance, racism and misogyny inherent in the New England Gothic, and how these nightmares continue to haunt literature and popular culture - films, television and more.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Front Matter
- Half Title
- Series page
- Title page
- Copyright information
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Chronology
- Chapter Int-null
- Introduction
- 1. Gothic Origins
- 3. Haunting the Master's House
- 2. The Puritans' Haunted Frontier
- 4. Beyond Lovecraft Country: Racism, Xenophobia, New Directions
- End Matter
- Works Cited
- Index.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Mar 2022).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781785279041
- 1785279041
- 9781785279058
- 178527905X
- OCLC:
- 1291317080
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