American Horror Fiction and Class : From Poe to Twilight

Simmons, D. (2017) American Horror Fiction and Class : From Poe to Twilight. Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.. 9781137532794.

Item Type:	Book
Abstract:	In this book, Simmons argues that class, as much as race and gender, played a significant role in the development of Gothic and Horror fiction in a national context. From the classic texts of Edgar Allen Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne right through to contemporary examples, such as the novels of Stephen King and Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Series, class remains an ever present though understudied element. This study will appeal to scholars of American Studies, English literature, Media and Cultural Studies interested in class representations in the horror genre from the nineteenth century to the present day.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Horror, U.S.A., class, poverty, Edgar Allen Poe, Marx, cultural theory, Stephen King, H.P. Lovecraft, Ray Bradbury, Fritz Leiber, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Twilight, Chuck Palahniuk, Bret Easton Ellis
Creators:	Simmons, David
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:	Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > English and Creative Writing
Date:	19 October 2017
Date Type:	Publication
Number:	1
Number of Pages:	212
Language:	English
ISBN:	9781137532794
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-53280-0
Status:	Published / Disseminated
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/13262

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