History of the Gothic: American Gothic

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History of the Gothic: American Gothic is written by Charles L. Crow and published by University of Wales Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1783163658 (ISBN 10) and 9781783163656 (ISBN 13).

Defining the American gothic tradition both within the context of the major movements of intellectual history over the past three-hundred years, as well as within the issues critical to American culture, this comprehensive volume covers a diverse terrain of well-known American writers, from Poe to Faulkner to Toni Morrison and Cormac McCarthy. Charles L. Crow demonstrates how the gothic provides a forum for discussing key issues of changing American culture, explores forbidden subjects, and provides a voice for the repressed and silenced.