Gothic subjects : the transformation of individualism in American fiction, 1790-1861 /

Silyn Roberts turns our previous understanding of gothic literature inside out, arguing that the gothic conventions imported from Britain were appropriated by American writers to offer the early republic a vision of what American character might ultimately be.

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Author / Creator: Silyn Roberts, Siân (Author)
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Language notes:In English.
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2014.
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