The queer uncanny :
new perspectives on the gothic /
Paulina Palmer.

Description

Main Author

Palmer, Paulina, 1937-

Language(s)

English

Published

Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2012.

Subjects

Homosexualität.
Gothic novel
Englisch
Das Unheimliche
Uncanny, The (Psychoanalysis), in literature.
Gays in literature.
English fiction.
Homosexuels dans la littérature.
Inquiétante étrangeté (Psychanalyse) dans la littérature.
Roman anglais > Roman anglais / 21e siècle > Roman anglais / 21e siècle / Histoire et critique.
Roman anglais > Roman anglais / 20e siècle > Roman anglais / 20e siècle / Histoire et critique.
Gays in literature.
Uncanny, The (Psychoanalysis), in literature.
English fiction > English fiction / 21st century > English fiction / 21st century / History and criticism.
English fiction > English fiction / 20th century > English fiction / 20th century / History and criticism.
Englisch.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Summary

The Queer Uncanny: New perspectives on the Gothic investigates the roles played by the concept of the uncanny, as defined by Sigmund Freud and other theorists, in the representation of lesbian and male gay sexualities and transgender in a selection of contemporary British, American and Caribbean fiction published 1980-2007. Novels by Christopher Bram, Philip Hensher, Alan Hollingurst, Randall Kenan, Shani Mootoo, Sarah Schulman, Ali Smith, Sarah Waters, Jeanette Winterson and other writers receive analysis in the context of queer theory and gothic critical writing. Topics discussed include secrets and their disclosure, queer spectrality, the homely/unhomely house, the grotesque, lesbian social invisibility, transgender doubles, and the intersection between sexuality and race.

Physical Description

232 pages ; 22 cm.

ISBN

0708324606
9780708324608
9780708324585
0708324584
0708324592
9780708324592

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