Tropical Gothic in Literature and Culture - 9781138915862

Name: Tropical Gothic in Literature and Culture - 9781138915862
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Tropical Gothic examines Gothic within a specific geographical area of \u2018the South\u2019 of the Americas. In so doing, we structure the book around geographical coordinates (from North to South) and move between various national traditions of the gothic (Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, etc) alongside regional manifestations of the Gothic (the US south and the Caribbean) as well as transnational movements of the Gothic within the Americas. The reflections on national traditions of the Gothic in this volume add to the critical body of literature on specific languages or particular nations, such as Scottish Gothic, American Gothic, Canadian Gothic, German Gothic, Kiwi Gothic, etc. This is significant because, while the Southern Gothic in the US has been thoroughly explored, there is a gap in the critical literature about the Gothic in the larger context of region of \u2018the South\u2019 in the Americas. This volume does not pretend to be a comprehensive examination of tropical Gothic in.