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The suburban gothic in American popular culture [electronic resource] / by Bernice M. Murphy.

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From the beginnings of the post-war era, suburbia has frequently served as a setting for narratives of fear, repression and horror. Why has this been the case? And what actually is the Suburban Gothic? Beginning with a discussion of Shirley Jackson's novel The Road Through the Wall (1948) and e...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Murphy, Bernice M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Subjects:
Horror tales, American > 20th century > History and criticism.
Horror tales, American > 21st century > History and criticism.
Motion pictures > United States > History > 20th century.
Motion pictures > United States > History > 21st century.
Television programs > United States > History > 20th century.
Television programs > United States > History > 21st century.
Gothic revival (Literature) > United States.
Suburbs in literature.
Suburbs in motion pictures.
Gothic revival (Literature)
Horror tales, American.
Motion pictures.
Television programs.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

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Call Number: PS374.G68 M87 2009
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