Andrew Smith is a scholar specializing in the history of ghost stories and Gothic literature. He is best known for Gothic Radicalism, a study that connects the horror genre to political history. His writing provides a direct look at the evolution of dark themes in fiction.
Empire and the Gothic
Empire and the Gothic
Synopsis
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.
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Salman RushdieCameo
Arundhati RoyCameo
Ruth Prawer JhabvalaCameo
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Edition
Empire and the GothicHardcover, 2003
248 pages
Palgrave MacmillanLanguage: EnglishISBN: 97803339840552 editions available
