American Horror Fiction and Class: From Poe to Twilight (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781137532794)

In this book, Simmons argues that class, as much as race and gender, played a significant role in the development of Gothic and Horror fiction in a national context. From the classic texts of Edgar Allen Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne right through to contemporary examples, such as the novels of Stephen King and Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Series, class remains an ever present though understudied element. This study will appeal to scholars of American Studies, English literature, Media and Cultural Studies interested in class representations in the horror genre from the nineteenth century to the present day.

Author: David Simmons
ISBN-10: 1137532793
ISBN-13: 9781137532794
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 10/02/2017
Pages: 201
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.50d