Democracy and the American Gothic
Author:   Michael J. Blouin (Milligan University, Tennessee)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781009539111


Pages:   84
Publication Date:   03 October 2024
Format:   Hardback
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Democracy and the American Gothic


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While the political undercurrent of the American Gothic has been firmly established, few scholars have surveyed the genre's ambivalent relationship to democracy. The American Gothic routinely undercuts centralised authority by exposing the dark underbelly of the status quo; at the same time, the American Gothic tends to reflect a widespread mistrust of the masses. American readers are too afraid of democracy – and not yet fearful enough. This concise Element theorises the democratic and anti-democratic elements of the American Gothic by surveying the conflicted imaginaries of the genre's mainstays, including Charles Brockden Brown, Edgar Allan Poe, Shirley Jackson, and Stephen King.

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Author:   Michael J. Blouin (Milligan University, Tennessee)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.126kg
ISBN:  

9781009539111


ISBN 10:   1009539116
Pages:   84
Publication Date:   03 October 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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