American nightmares : the haunted house formula in American popular fiction /

"Bailey traces the haunted house tale from its origins in English gothic fiction to the paperback potboilers of the present, highlighting the unique significance of the house in the domestic, economic, and social ideologies of our nation. In the hands of the best gothic writers, Bailey conclude...

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Main Author:	Bailey, Dale
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Bowling Green, OH : Bowling Green State University Popular Press, ©1999.
Subjects:	American fiction > History and criticism. Haunted houses in literature. Popular literature > United States > History and criticism. National characteristics, American, in literature. Ghost stories, American > History and criticism. Horror tales, American > History and criticism. Nightmares in literature. Home in literature.
Online Access:	Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:	9780299268732 029926873X 1283976188 9781283976183
Local Note:	ProQuest Ebook Central