Empire and the Gothic
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.
GenresGothic fiction (Literary genre)History and criticismHorror tales, EnglishPolitical fiction, EnglishDecolonization in literatureImperialism in literature
248 pages
English edition · First published 2003 by Palgrave Macmillan · ISBN 9780333984055
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