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Southern Gothic is a subgenre of the Gothic writing style, unique to American literature. Gothic fiction (sometimes referred to as Gothic horror) is a genre of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance. American literature refers to written or literary work produced in the area of the United States and Colonial America. Like its parent genre, it relies on supernatural, ironic, or unusual events to guide the plot. Unlike its predecessor, it uses these tools not for the sake of suspense, but to explore social issues and reveal the cultural character of the American South. The Southern United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South &mdashconstitutes a large distinctive

The Southern Gothic author usually avoids perpetuating antebellum stereotypes like the contented slave, the demure Southern belle, the chivalrous gentleman, or the righteous Christian preacher. " Antebellum " is an expression derived from Latin that means "before war" ( ante, "before" and bellum As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another A southern belle (derived from the French belle, 'beautiful' is an Archetype for a young woman of the American Old South 's Antebellum Instead, the writer takes classic Gothic archetypes, such as the damsel in distress or the heroic knight, and portrays them in a more modern and realistic manner — transforming them into, for example, a spiteful and reclusive spinster, or a white-suited, fan-brandishing lawyer with ulterior motives. An archetype ( pronounced: /ˈɑːkɪtaɪp/ (Brit or /ˈɑrkɪtaɪp/ (Amer The subject of the damsel in distress, or persecuted maiden is a classic theme in world literature art and film Knight is the English term for a social position originating in the Middle Ages.

One of the most notable features of the Southern Gothic is "the grotesque" — this includes situations, places, or stock characters that often possess some cringe-inducing qualities, typically racial bigotry and egotistical self-righteousness — but enough good traits that readers find themselves interested nevertheless. When used in conversation grotesque commonly means strange fantastic ugly or bizarre and thus is often used to describe weird shapes and distorted forms such as Halloween A stock character is one which relies heavily on cultural types or names for his or her personality manner of speech and other characteristics List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that Egotism is the motivation to maintain and enhance favorable views of self While often disturbing, Southern Gothic authors commonly use deeply flawed, grotesque characters for greater narrative range and more opportunities to highlight unpleasant aspects of Southern culture, without being too literal or appearing to be overly moralistic. The Culture of the Southern United States or Southern Culture is a Subculture of the United States that has resulted from the blending of a heavy amount Morality (from the Latin la moralitas "manner character proper behavior" has three principal meanings

This genre of writing is seen in the work of such famous Southern writers as William Faulkner, Erskine Caldwell, Flannery O'Connor, Carson McCullers, Eudora Welty, Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, Harry Crews, Lee Smith, John Kennedy Toole, Cormac McCarthy, Barry Hannah, Katherine Ann Porter, Lewis Nordan, and William Gay among others. William Faulkner (born William Cuthbert Falkner) ( September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American Author Erskine Preston Caldwell (December 17 1903 Coweta County Georgia – April 11 1987 was an American Author. Mary Flannery O'Connor ( March 25 1925 &ndash August 3 1964) was an American Novelist, Short-story Carson McCullers ( February 19, 1917 &ndash September 29, 1967) was an American Writer. Eudora Alice Welty ( April 13 1909 &ndash July 23 2001) was an award-winning American Author and Photographer who wrote Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26 1911 &ndash February 25 1983 better known as Tennessee Williams, was a major American playwright who received many of the top theatrical Truman Capote (ˈtruːmən kəˈpoʊti ( 30 September, 1924, New Orleans Louisiana – 25 August, 1984, Los Angeles Harry Crews (born June 7, 1935) is an American Novelist Short story writer and essayist Lee Smith (born on November 1, 1944) is an American Fiction Author who typically incorporates much of her home roots in the Southeastern John Kennedy Toole ( December 17, 1937 &ndash March 26, 1969) was an American Novelist from New Orleans Louisiana Cormac McCarthy, born Charles McCarthy (born July 20, 1933 in Providence Rhode Island) is an American Novelist and Barry Hannah (born April 23, 1942) is an American Novelist and Short story writer Katherine Anne Porter ( 15 May 1890 – 18 September 1980) was a Pulitzer Prize -winning American Journalist, Lewis Nordan ( 23 August 1939 -) Born in Forest Mississippi, United States, he grew up in Itta Bena Mississippi. William Gay (born 1943 is an American writer of novels and short stories Tennessee Williams described Southern Gothic as a style that captured "an intuition, of an underlying dreadfulness in modern experience. "

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Wise Blood ( 1952) was the first novel written by US Southern author Flannery O'Connor. A Good Man Is Hard To Find and Other Stories (published in England as The Artificial Nigger and Other Tales) is a collection of short stories Mary Flannery O'Connor ( March 25 1925 &ndash August 3 1964) was an American Novelist, Short-story Orpheus Descending is a play by Tennessee Williams. It was first presented on Broadway in 1957 where it enjoyed a brief run with only modest Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26 1911 &ndash February 25 1983 better known as Tennessee Williams, was a major American playwright who received many of the top theatrical Child of God ( 1973) is the third Novel by American author Cormac McCarthy. Suttree is a semi- Autobiographical novel by Cormac McCarthy, published in 1979. The Orchard Keeper is the first Novel by the American novelist Cormac McCarthy. No Country for Old Men is a 2005 Novel by American author Cormac McCarthy. Cormac McCarthy, born Charles McCarthy (born July 20, 1933 in Providence Rhode Island) is an American Novelist and Bastard Out of Carolina was the first novel published by author Dorothy Allison. Dorothy Allison (born April 11, 1949) is an American writer speaker and member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. The Member of the Wedding is a 1946 Novel by Southern writer Carson McCullers. Carson McCullers ( February 19, 1917 &ndash September 29, 1967) was an American Writer. Tideland is the third published book by author Mitch Cullin, and is the third installment of the writer's Texas Trilogy that also includes the Mitch Cullin (born March 23, 1968 in Santa Fe New Mexico) is an American writer of Scotch-Irish and Cherokee descent Other Voices Other Rooms is a novel written by Truman Capote published in January 1948. Truman Capote (ˈtruːmən kəˈpoʊti ( 30 September, 1924, New Orleans Louisiana – 25 August, 1984, Los Angeles Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a work by John Berendt. John Berendt (born 1939 is an American Author, known for writing the best-selling Non-fiction book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil To Kill a Mockingbird is a Pulitzer Prize -winning Novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. Nelle Harper Lee (born April 28, 1926) is an American Author known for her Pulitzer Prize -winning 1960 novel To Kill Deliverance is a 1972 Warner Bros motion picture drama directed by John Boorman. Sling Blade is a 1996 drama film set in rural Arkansas. It tells the fictional story of a simple man named Karl Childers who Angel Heart is a 1987 Film written and directed by Alan Parker, and starring Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro and Lisa Cookie's Fortune is a 1999 comedy Film directed by Robert Altman and starring an Ensemble cast, including Patricia Frailty is a 2001 Psychological thriller Film, directed by and starring Bill Paxton, and co-starring Matthew McConaughey The Defiant Ones ( 1958) is a film which tells the story of two escaped prisoners who are shackled together one white and one black who must co-operate in order to O Brother Where Art Thou? is a Comedy Film made by the Coen Brothers. The Green Mile is a 1999 American Drama film, directed by Frank Darabont and adapted by him from the 1996 Stephen A Streetcar Named Desire is a film adaptation of the play of the same name by Tennessee Williams. A Love Song for Bobby Long is a 2004 Independent film based on the novel Off Magazine Street by Ronald Everett Capps Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a Tony -nominated play by Tennessee Williams. Eve's Bayou is a 1997 drama film written and directed by Kasi Lemmons, who made her directorial debut with this feature The Skeleton Key is a 2005 horror - suspense film released in the UK on 22 July and in the USA on August 12 Black Snake Moan is a 2007 film written and directed by Craig Brewer. Wise Blood is an American - German 1979 Drama film directed by John Huston and based on the novel by The Night of the Hunter is a 1955 Film noir, starring Robert Mitchum and Shelley Winters, and the only film Charles Laughton Undertow is a 2004 thriller film directed by David Gordon Green, starring Jamie Bell, Devon Alan, Dermot Mulroney George Washington ( 2000) is a Film about a group of children in a depressed small town in the U Wild at Heart is a 1990 American film written and directed by David Lynch, and based on Barry Gifford 's pulp novel No Country for Old Men is a 2007 crime [[thriller (genre| thriller film]] adapted for the screen and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, starring There Will Be Blood is a 2007 film directed written and produced by Paul Thomas Anderson. Preacher is a Comic book series created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon, published by the American comic book label Vertigo Garth Ennis (born January 16, 1970 in Holywood, Northern Ireland) is an Irish Comics writer best known for the DC Steve Dillon is a British Comic book artist He is particularly known for his run on DC Comics Hellblazer and Preacher Gothic fiction (sometimes referred to as Gothic horror) is a genre of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance. Southern Ontario Gothic is a Sub-genre of the Gothic novel genre and a feature of Canadian literature that comes from Southern Ontario. African American literature is the body of Literature produced in the United States by writers of African descent Southern literature (sometimes called the literature of the American South) is defined as American literature about the Southern United States or by writers The Southern Renaissance (also known as Southern Renascence) was the reinvigoration of American Southern literature that began in the 1920s and 1930s with When used in conversation grotesque commonly means strange fantastic ugly or bizarre and thus is often used to describe weird shapes and distorted forms such as Halloween
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