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The Rural Gothic in American Popular Culture: Backwoods Horror and Terror in the Wilderness
B. Murphy
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Description for The Rural Gothic in American Popular Culture: Backwoods Horror and Terror in the Wilderness
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; DS; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
The Rural Gothic in American Popular Culture argues that complex and often negative initial responses of early European settlers continue to influence American horror and gothic narratives to this day. The book undertakes a detailed analysis of key literary and filmic texts situated within consideration of specific contexts.
The Rural Gothic in American Popular Culture argues that complex and often negative initial responses of early European settlers continue to influence American horror and gothic narratives to this day. The book undertakes a detailed analysis of key literary and filmic texts situated within consideration of specific contexts.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
257
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349469727
SKU
V9781349469727
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Ref
99-15
About B. Murphy
Bernice M. Murphy is Lecturer in Popular Literature at the School of English, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Publications include The Suburban Gothic in American Popular Culture (2009), The Rural Gothic in American Popular Culture (2013) and the collections Shirley Jackson: Essays on the Literary Legacy (2005) and (with Darryl Jones and Elizabeth McCarthy) It Came From the 1950s: Popular Culture, ... Read more
Reviews for The Rural Gothic in American Popular Culture: Backwoods Horror and Terror in the Wilderness
'This is a highly engaging read, full of great ideas and interesting connections. Each chapter has a well-chosen focus, and together they amount to the definitive scholarly commentary on the genre and its cultural significance. The book's readability and its breadth even within its tight focus in terms of genre means it will be widely used in film studies, cultural ... Read more