The suburban gothic in American popular culture /
Bernice M. Murphy.
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| Summary: | "From the beginning of the post-war era, suburbia has frequently served as a setting for narratives of fear, repression and horror. Why has this been the case? And what actually is the Suburban Gothic? Beginning with a discussion of Shirley Jackson's novel The Road Through the Wall (1948) and ending with Desperate Housewives (2004- ), this book discusses representative texts from each decade up to the present day. Each chapter provides a contextualising examination of the era and the cultural and historical contexts of its setting, thus providing a unique insight into the changing face of the suburbs and, by extension, of American society." -- |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Basingstoke, Hampshire :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2009.
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index. Physical description: vi, 236 pages ; 23 cm. more |
| ISBN: | 9780230218109 0230218105 |
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