The Haunted House in Contemporary Filmic and Literary Gothic Narratives of Trauma
Haunted houses are still a central figure in contemporary American film and literature alike. Contemporary narratives of haunting are acutely aware that the haunted house is the psyche itself: the motif has become prevalent in postmodern narratives staging the “haunted self” of survivors of trauma....
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| Language: | English |
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Association Française d'Etudes Américaines
2013-05-01
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| Series: | Transatlantica : Revue d'Études Américaines |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/5933 |