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Journeys into Darkness: Critical Essays on Gothic Horror (Studies in Supernatural Literature),Used
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The tradition of supernatural horror fiction runs deep in AngloAmerican literature. From the Gothic novels of the eighteenth century to such contemporary authors as Stephen King and Anne Rice, writers have employed horror fiction to unearth many disquieting truths about the human condition, ranging from mistreatment of women and minorities to the everpresent dangers of modern city life.In Journeys into Darkness: Critical Essays on Gothic Horror, James Goho analyzes many significant writers and trends in American and British horror fiction. Beginning with Charles Brockden Browns disturbing novels of terror and madness, Goho proceeds to discuss the influence of Edgar Allan Poes The Fall of the House of Usher on H. P. Lovecraft, who is treated in several penetrating essays. Lovecraft was a uniquely philosophical writer, and Goho approaches his work through the lens of existentialist philosopher Sren Kierkegaard, while also probing Lovecrafts racism as exhibited in several tales about Native Americans. Goho also discusses the Welsh writer Arthur Machens tortured tales of suffering and evil and Algernon Blackwoods numerous stories set in the wilds of the Canadian backwoods. The book concludes with a centuriesspanning essay on the witchcraft theme in the American Gothic tradition and a comprehensive essay on Fritz Leibers invention of the urban Gothic.In this wideranging study, James Goho examines the varied ways in which supernatural fiction can address the deepest moral, social, and political concerns of the human experience. Journeys into Darkness will be of interest to readers and scholars of horror fiction and to students of literary history and culture in general.
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