Democracy and the American Gothic

Michael J. Blouin (Milligan University, Tennessee)

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English

Cambridge University Press
03 October 2024

Classic horror & ghost stories; Social groups; Comparative politics; Political structures: democracy

Series: Elements in the Gothic

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.

By: Michael J. Blouin (Milligan University Tennessee)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 126g
ISBN: 9781009539111
ISBN 10: 1009539116
Series: Elements in the Gothic
Pages: 84
Publication Date: 03 October 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Who's afraid of democracy?; 2. The horrors and terrors of a radical democracy; 3. The Jacksonian gothic; 4. Specters of democracy; 5. The requisite fears of democracy; References.