Democracy and the American Gothic
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Elements in the Gothic
ISBN-10
1009539116
ISBN-13
9781009539111
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 3rd, 2024
Print length
84 Pages
Weight
126 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.20 x 0.40 cms
Product Classification:
Literary studies: general
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The American Gothic decentralizes by exposing malaise and reflects the widespread mistrust of the masses. This Element theorizes the democratic and anti-democratic elements of the American Gothic by surveying the conflicted imaginaries of the genre's mainstays, including Charles Brockden Brown, George Lippard, Shirley Jackson, and Stephen King.
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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