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The queer uncanny : new perspectives on the gothic /
The Queer Uncanny: New perspectives on the Gothic investigates the roles played by the concept of the uncanny, as defined by Sigmund Freud and other theorists, in the representation of lesbian and male gay sexualities and transgender in a selection of contemporary British, American and Caribbean fic...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cardiff :
University of Wales Press,
2012.
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| Colección: | Gothic literary studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Queer Uncanny: New perspectives on the Gothic investigates the roles played by the concept of the uncanny, as defined by Sigmund Freud and other theorists, in the representation of lesbian and male gay sexualities and transgender in a selection of contemporary British, American and Caribbean fiction published 1980-2007. Novels by Christopher Bram, Philip Hensher, Alan Hollingurst, Randall Kenan, Shani Mootoo, Sarah Schulman, Ali Smith, Sarah Waters, Jeanette Winterson and other writers receive analysis in the context of queer theory and gothic critical writing. Topics discussed include secrets and their disclosure, queer spectrality, the homely/unhomely house, the grotesque, lesbian social invisibility, transgender doubles, and the intersection between sexuality and race. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (232 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-220) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780708324608 0708324606 0708324584 9780708324585 9781783164912 1783164913 1299201121 9781299201125 |