Gothic Canada
Reading the Spectre of a National Literature
Canadians have always been obsessed with the idea of their own identities. Stories that tell us who we are provide a reassuring sense of identity for the individual and the nation. Hockey. Maple Leaves. Beavers. But collective stories tend to be haunted by a fear that a shared narrative might be nothing more than an elaborate artifice. This fear has long been a source of gothic inspiration for Canadian writers. A haunted Canadian self returns again and again. Polite. Friendly. Not American. With examples of gothic discourse from Canadian fiction, autobiography, film, poetry, and drama, Justin Edwards analyzes the ghost at the heart of the nat…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-88864-760-3
- EAN: 9780888647603
- Produktnummer: 34611193
- Verlag: The University of Alberta Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 233 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 5'162 KB
Über den Autor
Justin D. Edwards is Chair in Gothic Studies at the University of Stirling in Scotland.
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