{"product_id":"american-gothic-robert-k-martin-9781587293498","title":"American Gothic: New Interventions in a National Narrative","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn America as in Britain, the rise of the Gothic represented the other--the fearful shadows cast upon Enlightenment philosophies of common sense, democratic positivism, and optimistic futurity. Many critics have recognized the centrality of these shadows to American culture and self-identification. \u003ci\u003eAmerican Gothic, \u003c\/i\u003e however, remaps the field by offering a series of revisionist essays associated with a common theme: the range and variety of Gothic manifestations in high and popular art from the roots of American culture to the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe thirteen essayists approach the persistence of the Gothic in American culture by providing a composite of interventions that focus on specific issues--the histories of gender and race, the cultures of cities and scandals and sensations--in order to advance distinct theoretical paradigms. Each essay sustains a connection between a particular theoretical field and a central problem in the Gothic tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing widely on contemporary theory--particularly revisionist views of Freud such as those offered by Lacan and Kristeva--this volume ranges from the well-known Gothic horrors of Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne to the popular fantasies of Stephen King and the postmodern visions of Kathy Acker. Special attention is paid to the issues of slavery and race in both black and white texts, including those by Ralph Ellison and William Faulkner. In the view of the editors and contributors, the Gothic is not so much a historical category as a mode of thought haunted by history, a part of suburban life and the lifeblood of films such as \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFatal Attraction.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert K. Martin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1587293498\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781587293498\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Iowa Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.50w x 0.90d","brand":"Robert K. Martin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44054338535679,"sku":"9781587293498","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7a027392-9abb-4e2e-a55f-db0e246f9ee8.jpg?v=1685029380","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-gothic-robert-k-martin-9781587293498","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}