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An edition of The return of the repressed (1999)

The return of the repressed

gothic horror from The Castle of Otranto to Alien

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  • 2 Want to read

"Exploring the psychological and political implications of Gothic fiction, Valdine Clemens focuses on some major works in the tradition: The Castle of Otranto, Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dracula, The Shining, and Alien. She applies both psychoanalytic theory and sociohistorical contexts to offer a fresh approach to Gothic fiction, presenting new insights both about how such novels "work" and about their cultural concerns."--BOOK JACKET.

"Clemens argues that by stimulating a sense of primordial fear in readers, Gothic horror dramatically calls attention to collective and attitudinal problems that have been unrecognized or repressed in the society at large. Gothic fiction does more, however, than simply reflect social anxieties; it actually facilitates social change. That is, in frightening us out of our collective "wits," Gothic fiction actually shocks us into using them in more viable ways."--BOOK JACKET.

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State University of New York Press
Language
English
Pages
274

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Subjects

English Horror tales, English Psychological fiction, Gothic revival (Literature), History and criticism, Horror films, Horror tales, English, Psychoanalysis and literature, Psychoanalysis and motion pictures, Psychological fiction, English, Horror tales, history and criticism, Horror films, history and criticism, Psychological fiction, history and criticism, History

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England, Great Britain, United States

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Cover of: The return of the repressed
The return of the repressed: gothic horror from The Castle of Otranto to Alien
1999, State University of New York Press
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-266) and index.

Published in
Albany
Series
SUNY series in psychoanalysis and culture

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823/.0873809
Library of Congress
PR830.T3 C59 1999, PR830.T3C59 1999

The Physical Object

Pagination
ix, 274 p. ;
Number of pages
274

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OL388731M
Internet Archive
returnofrepresse0000clem
ISBN 10
0791443272, 0791443280
LCCN
98052055
OCLC/WorldCat
40433234
Library Thing
371163
Goodreads
12929
183557

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