Murder Most Foul : The Killer and the American Gothic Imagination.
Halttunen, Karen.
Murder Most Foul : The Killer and the American Gothic Imagination. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (371 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Murderer as Common Sinner -- 2. The Birth of Horror -- 3. The Pornography of Violence -- 4. The Construction of Murder as Mystery -- 5. Murder in the Family Circle -- 6. Murdering Medusa -- 7. The Murderer as Mental Alien -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index.
Karen Halttunen explores the changing view of murder from early New England sermons read at the public execution of murderers, through the nineteenth century, when secular and sensational accounts replaced the sacred treatment of the crime, to today's true crime literature and tabloid reports.
9780674038172
Gothic revival (Literature)-United States.
Murder in literature.
Murder-United States-Case studies.
Murder-United States-History.
Electronic books.
HV6524
364.15/23/0973
Murder Most Foul : The Killer and the American Gothic Imagination. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (371 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Murderer as Common Sinner -- 2. The Birth of Horror -- 3. The Pornography of Violence -- 4. The Construction of Murder as Mystery -- 5. Murder in the Family Circle -- 6. Murdering Medusa -- 7. The Murderer as Mental Alien -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index.
Karen Halttunen explores the changing view of murder from early New England sermons read at the public execution of murderers, through the nineteenth century, when secular and sensational accounts replaced the sacred treatment of the crime, to today's true crime literature and tabloid reports.
9780674038172
Gothic revival (Literature)-United States.
Murder in literature.
Murder-United States-Case studies.
Murder-United States-History.
Electronic books.
HV6524
364.15/23/0973