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American Nightmares

The Haunted House Formula in American Popular Fiction

American Nightmares( )
Author: Bailey, Dale
ISBN:978-0-87972-790-1
Publication Date:Dec 1999
Publisher:University of Wisconsin Press
Imprint:Popular Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $24.95
Book Description:

  When Edgar Allan Poe set down the tale of the accursed House of Usher in 1839, he also laid the foundation for a literary tradition that has assumed a lasting role in American culture. "The House of Usher" and its literary progeny have not lacked for tenants in the century and a half since: writers from Nathaniel Hawthorne to Stephen King have taken rooms in the haunted houses of American fiction. Dale Bailey traces the haunted house tale from its origins in English gothic...
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Book Details
Pages:156
Detailed Subjects: Literary Criticism / American / General
Literary Criticism / Horror & Supernatural
Literary Criticism / Subjects & Themes / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 1.2 Inches
Book Weight:0.548 Pounds



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