| History of the Gothic: American Gothic Contributor(s): Crow, Charles L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0708320449 ISBN-13: 9780708320440 Publisher: University of Wales Press OUR PRICE: $24.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Gothic & Romance |
| Dewey: 823.087 |
| Series: Gothic Literary Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.70 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |