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Empire and the GothicEmpire and the Gothic

Empire and the Gothic

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.

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OL18274360W

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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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