The Haunted States of America Gothic Regionalism in Post-War American Fiction - Gothic Literary Studies

Prior studies of post-war American Gothic literature (and even American horror films) have primarily interpreted Gothic cultural production of the post-war period through a Cold War lens. Despite legitimate reasons for such an approach, this emphasis has limited inquiries into post-war fiction as well as our understanding of the nation's complicated identity. While the federal government and its investigative agencies may have been preoccupied with the so-called 'red menace' that threatened to spread across the planet, each region of the country already possessed major strains of Gothic fiction that focused on regional anxieties - namely of those connected to women and minorities that threatened the region's constructed identity and balance of power. The Haunted States of America shifts the focus to these Gothic strains by examining 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.

ISBN:	9781786838766
Publisher:	University of Wales Press
Imprint:	University of Wales Press
Published date:	15 May 2022
DEWEY:	813.0872909054
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	256
Weight:	476g
Height:	145mm
Width:	222mm
Spine width:	25mm

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