American Gothic

American Gothic
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496
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9780631206521
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Новые поступления академической литературы издательства Wiley

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This anthology fills a need which is long–standing but only recently recognized. Textbooks have generally ignored Leslie Fiedler?s perception, of nearly forty years ago, that most of the powerful and innovative works of American literature have always been within the Gothic mode. This collection brings together, and sets into dialogue, Gothic works by a number of authors, men and women, black and white, which illuminate many of the deepest concerns and fears of nineteenth–century America. Among the themes in this conversation are the horror at illness and bodily decay, in an age with many incurable infectious diseases; the mutualmistrust of men and women, as gender roles shifted radically; the relationship of humans and machines; the horror that may lurk within outwardly normal families; and, inescapably, the tragedy of race relations in America. In this journey through nineteenth–century shadows, present–day readers should not be surprised to find uncomfortable and...

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