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The Palgrave Handbook of the Southern Gothic, Hardback Book

The Palgrave Handbook of the Southern Gothic Hardback

Edited by Susan Castillo Street, Charles L. Crow

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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.

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