California Gothic explores the California dream and its dark inversion as a nightmare, as illustrated in fiction, poetry, and film. California began as a literary invention, a magic island, in a Spanish romance before conquistadors first visited the land. From early days to the present, the California dream of happiness in a land of new beginnings has been maintained by suppression of disturbing realities: above all, the destruction of native peoples; and by events and facts such as the tragedy of the Donner Party, the persistence of poverty and crime in the golden land, disturbing crimes such as the Black Dahlia; and pandemics and ecological disaster. This book explores a rich Gothic tradition that exposes the repressed past and imagines the fates awaiting a failed California.
| ISBN: | 9781839983795 |
| Publication date: | 16th January 2024 |
| Author: | Charles L Crow |
| Publisher: | Anthem Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 116 pages |
| Series: | Anthem Impact |
| Genres: |
Literature: history and criticism Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers Horror and Supernatural Fiction |
California Gothic explores the California dream and its dark inversion as a nightmare, as illustrated in fiction, poetry, and film. California began as a literary invention, a magic island, in a Spanish romance before conquistadors first visited the land. From early days to the present, the California dream of happiness in a land of new beginnings has been maintained by suppression of disturbing realities: above all, the destruction of native peoples; and by events and facts such as the tragedy of the Donner Party, the persistence of poverty and crime in the golden land, disturbing crimes such as the Black Dahlia; and pandemics and ecological disaster. This book explores a rich Gothic tradition that exposes the repressed past and imagines the fates awaiting a failed California.
California Gothic features in the following genres: Literature: history and criticism, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Horror and Supernatural Fiction
California Gothic is available in Paperback
California Gothic was written by Charles L Crow and published by Anthem Press
California Gothic has 116 pages
Yes it is part of Anthem Impact series
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