Grade 9 Up–Gothic literature is generally perceived as containing elements of horror, suspense, the supernatural, the unexplained, romanticism, gender stereotypes, female victims, and male heroes.This encyclopedia examines the literature in alphabetical entries that describe people, places, works, literary and psychological terms, characters, subgenres, and concepts. Entries range from a few paragraphs to two pages; each one includes a brief bibliography. As a separate genre, American Gothic deals with experiences apart from the European, or the colonial Gothic experience, all of which are defined and considered here. The American Gothic tradition continues into the 20th century with the work of Daphne du Maurier, Victoria Holt, and Ray Bradbury, and such recent authors as Margaret Atwood, Ann Rice, and Isabel Allende; entries on all of these writers and more are found in this volume. Appendixes include lists of writers and their works. Many of the British Romantic poets are listed with descriptions of their works. The inclusion of Michel Faber's The Crimson Petal and the White (Harcourt, 2002) testifies to the currency of this encyclopedia.
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