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Democracy and the American Gothic

Michael J. Blouin (Milligan University, Tennessee)

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English
Cambridge University Press
03 October 2024
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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Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 4mm
Weight:   126g
ISBN:   9781009279970
ISBN 10:   1009279971
Series:   Elements in the Gothic
Pages:   84
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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