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Empire and the Gothic

by Andrew Smith, Hughes, William

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This volume considers the relationship between the Gothic and theories of post-colonialism. Contributors explore how writers such as Salman Rushdie, Arundhati Roy and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala use the Gothic for post-colonial ends.

Gothic revival (Literature)Decolonization in literatureLiterary formHistory and criticismEnglish Political fictionImperialism in literatureEnglish Horror talesPostcolonialismGothic fiction (Literary genre)Horror tales, history and criticismPolitical fiction, history and criticism
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