The Queer Uncanny: New Perspectives on the Gothic

by Paulina Palmer

Book Overview

The Queer Uncanny investigates the roles played by the concept of the uncanny, as defined by Sigmund Freud and other theorists, in representing lesbian, gay, and transgender characters in a selection of British, American, and Caribbean fiction published between 1980 and 2007. Paulina Palmer analyzes novels by Christopher Bram, Philip Hensher, Alan Hollingurst, Randall Kenan, Shani Mootoo, Sarah Schulman, Ali Smith, Sarah Waters, and Jeanette Winterson,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0708324592
• ISBN13: 9780708324592
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.3"