[PDF] Nineteenth Century Southern Gothic Short Fiction eBook

Author : Charles L. Crow
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 25,47 MB
Release : 2020-08-17
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1785273884

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The twelve Gothic tales of this collection span the nineteenth-century South and are from some of the most famous writers of the age, such as Edgar Allan Poe, to more recently rediscovered and now celebrated writers such as Kate Chopin and Charles Chesnutt, to the completely and unfairly obscure E. Levi Brown. Companion readings—some themselves quite chilling—are by celebrated writers and well-known historical figures, such as Thomas Jefferson, Charles Brockden Brown, Jacques Dessalines, and W. E. B DuBois. These readings place the fiction in the context of the South and the Caribbean: the revolution in Haiti, Nat Turner’s rebellion, the realities of slavery and the myths spun by its apologists, the aftermath of the Civil War, and the brutalities of Jim Crow laws.

Author : John Ryland
Publisher :
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 43,17 MB
Release : 2020-10-31
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ISBN : 9781735723914

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This collection of short stories will drag you, kicking and screaming, through the depths of the southern gothic genre. Including a novella, and a peek into his upcoming novel, John Ryland gives you more than you ask for with this sometimes dark, always weird menagerie of tales from the American south. Did you ever have your name on the board for misbehaving in class? If you only got in trouble with the teacher, you should count yourself lucky. Ever find something old in the water? Did it divide your whole town in ways you couldn't imagine? What is beauty, and how do you stay forever young? The answer might not be what you want, especially if Joe passes by your house. Where does art come from? An old man's back yard? Who's to say? Have you ever been in the bottom of a grave? The view gives you quite the perspective on life. What happens to a person when they get struck by lightning? More than you think, I'm sure. Do you know your spouse? I mean really know them. Are you sure? We all have our secrets. Do you remember being a kid and drawing a doodle on your skin, maybe an innocent stickman figure? Yeah, don't do that. It could be more dangerous than you think. Remember those old stories about Sirens luring sailors to their death? Well, they're still around, but the look a little different now. They're not just after sailors anymore either.

Author : Susan Castillo Street
Publisher : Springer
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 44,18 MB
Release : 2016-07-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1137477741

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This book examines ‘Southern Gothic’ - a term that describes some of the finest works of the American Imagination. But what do ‘Southern’ and ‘Gothic’ mean, and how are they related? Traditionally seen as drawing on the tragedy of slavery and loss, ‘Southern Gothic’ is now a richer, more complex subject. Thirty-five distinguished scholars explore the Southern Gothic, under the categories of Poe and his Legacy; Space and Place; Race; Gender and Sexuality; and Monsters and Voodoo. The essays examine slavery and the laws that supported it, and stories of slaves who rebelled and those who escaped. Also present are the often-neglected issues of the Native American presence in the South, socioeconomic class, the distinctions among the several regions of the South, same-sex relationships, and norms of gendered behaviour. This handbook covers not only iconic figures of Southern literature but also other less well-known writers, and examines gothic imagery in film and in contemporary television programmes such as True Blood and True Detective.

Author : Cara McKinnon
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 11,12 MB
Release : 2018-10-16
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ISBN : 9781947361980

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Seven haunting stories of love from a traditional nineteenth century ghost story to a modern southern gothic dance with the devil.

Author : Phillip J. Morledge
Publisher : Phillip Morledge
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 18,98 MB
Release : 2009-03-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0955976553

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PJM Publishing presents the winning entries in the inaugural Southern Gothic Shorts writing competition. Enjoy the best new writing in the Southern Gothic style.

Author : M. Wester
Publisher : Springer
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 48,31 MB
Release : 2012-11-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1137315288

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This new critique of contemporary African-American fiction explores its intersections with and critiques of the Gothic genre. Wester reveals the myriad ways writers manipulate the genre to critique the gothic's traditional racial ideologies and the mechanisms that were appropriated and re-articulated as a useful vehicle for the enunciation of the peculiar terrors and complexities of black existence in America. Re-reading major African American literary texts such as Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Of One Blood, Cane, Invisible Man, and Corregidora African American Gothic investigates texts from each major era in African American Culture to show how the gothic has consistently circulated throughout the African American literary canon.

Author : Doris Betts
Publisher : Peachtree Pub Limited
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 10,81 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780931948848

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Short stories by three Southern American authors portray the experiences of bizarre and ordinary characters

Author : Kathy D. Darrow
Publisher : Nineteenth-Century Literature
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 14,2 MB
Release : 2007-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780787698553

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A convenient source of critical commentary on the careers and works of acclaimed authors who died between 1800 and 1899. A cumulative title index is published separately (included in subscription).

Author : Dara Downey
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
Page : 15 pages
File Size : 20,97 MB
Release :
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 153584762X

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Gale Researcher Guide for: American Gothic is selected from Gale's academic platform Gale Researcher. These study guides provide peer-reviewed articles that allow students early success in finding scholarly materials and to gain the confidence and vocabulary needed to pursue deeper research.

Author : Joyce Carol Oates
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 788 pages
File Size : 23,18 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780195092622

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This volume offers a survey of American short fiction in 59 tales that combine classic works with 'different, unexpected gems', which invite readers to explore a wealth of important pieces by women and minority writers. Authors include: Amy Tan, Alice Adams, David Leavitt and Tim O'Brien.