Undead Souths: The Gothic and Beyond in Southern Literature and Culture
When Faulker wrote, “The past is never dead,” he probably wasn’t thinking about zombies. But this oft-quoted line reflects just how haunted Southern lit and life have appeared over the centuries. This collection of scholarly essays re-examines the “Southern Gothic” and explores figures of the undead, actual and symbolic, in an array of literature, film, and media. *Coedited with Eric Gary Anderson & Taylor Haygood. To order: Venmo $55 & mailing address to @DanielCrossTurner
When Faulker wrote, “The past is never dead,” he probably wasn’t thinking about zombies. But this oft-quoted line reflects just how haunted Southern lit and life have appeared over the centuries. This collection of scholarly essays re-examines the “Southern Gothic” and explores figures of the undead, actual and symbolic, in an array of literature, film, and media. *Coedited with Eric Gary Anderson & Taylor Haygood. To order: Venmo $55 & mailing address to @DanielCrossTurner
When Faulker wrote, “The past is never dead,” he probably wasn’t thinking about zombies. But this oft-quoted line reflects just how haunted Southern lit and life have appeared over the centuries. This collection of scholarly essays re-examines the “Southern Gothic” and explores figures of the undead, actual and symbolic, in an array of literature, film, and media. *Coedited with Eric Gary Anderson & Taylor Haygood. To order: Venmo $55 & mailing address to @DanielCrossTurner
Hardcover / 308 pages