Overview
- Presents an innovative study of class depictions in American Horror Fiction
- Covers US Horror Fiction from the nineteenth century through to the contemporary period
- Discusses a comprehensive range of texts and authors, from well-known examples such as Edgar Allen Poe, H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King, to those that have not been as widely studied such as Guy Endore, Fritz Leiber and Charles Beaumont
Part of the book series: Palgrave Gothic (PAGO)
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
About this book
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
David Simmons is Senior Lecturer in English and Screen Studies at The University of Northampton, UK. He has published extensively in the field of American literature and culture, including books on the representation of the Anti-Hero during the 1960s, H.P. Lovecraft, and Twentieth Century Canonical fiction.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: American Horror Fiction and Class
Book Subtitle: From Poe to Twilight
Authors: David Simmons
Series Title: Palgrave Gothic
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-53280-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-53279-4Published: 02 October 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-70944-1Published: 04 June 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-53280-0Published: 15 September 2017
Series ISSN: 2634-6214
Series E-ISSN: 2634-6222
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 201
Topics: American Culture, Cultural Theory, Fiction, Popular Culture , Genre