California Gothic the dark side of the dream
California Gothic explores the California dream and its dark inversion as a nightmare, as illustrated in fiction, poetry, and film. California began as a literary invention, a magic island, in a Spanish romance before conquistadors first visited the land. From early days to the present, the Californ...
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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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London, England
Anthem Press
2024
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| Zusammenfassung: | California Gothic explores the California dream and its dark inversion as a nightmare, as illustrated in fiction, poetry, and film. California began as a literary invention, a magic island, in a Spanish romance before conquistadors first visited the land. From early days to the present, the California dream of happiness in a land of new beginnings has been maintained by suppression of disturbing realities: above all, the destruction of native peoples; and by events and facts such as the tragedy of the Donner Party, the persistence of poverty and crime in the golden land, disturbing crimes such as the Black Dahlia; and pandemics and ecological disaster. This book explores a rich Gothic tradition that exposes the repressed past and imagines the fates awaiting a failed California |
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| Beschreibung: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Mar 2024) Cover -- Halftitle Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. The Magic Island -- 2. Ambrose Bierce and San Francisco's Gothic Frontier -- 3. Lost Coasts -- 4. Disease, Pandemics, and the Monstrous -- 5. The Shadow Line: Noir and California Gothic -- 6. California Ecogothic: What's Buried in the Basement -- Works Cited -- Afterword -- Index |
| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 77 Seiten) |
| ISBN: | 9781839983801 |