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Southern Gothic

William Faulkner's Rowan Oak

Southern Gothic

Southern Gothic Media LLC

Society & Culture, True Crime, History, Documentary

4.7976 Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2018

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

William Faulkner is arguably the most influential writer in the literary genre of Southern Gothic; and nowhere is his fascination with the aesthetic more apparent, than in his Oxford, Mississippi home Rowan Oak. Help Southern Gothic grow by becoming a Patreon Supporter today! Connect with Southern Gothic Media: Website: SouthernGothicMedia.com Merch Store: https://www.southerngothicmedia.com/merch Pinterest: @SouthernGothicMedia Facebook: @SouthernGothicMedia Instagram: @SouthernGothicMedia Twitter: @SoGoPodcast Join our Facebook Group! If you are a sponsor looking to advertise on the show visit Airwave Media or email contact@airwavemedia.com for information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hey, oh, let's go. Southern Gothic as a literary genre emerged from the influences of the wildly successful

1:33.3

and enduring literary masterpieces of authors like Brahms Stoker, Mary Shelley, and Edgar Allan Poe.

1:42.3

These creators of Gothic literature

1:46.6

utilize the elements and trappings of horror and suspense

1:51.1

to explore the social issues of decaying institutions

1:55.5

and the dark character flaws rooted in to their respective cultures.

2:03.1

Often their stories included the paranormal or supernatural,

2:08.1

as well as dark, vivid settings, with enough depth

2:12.4

to be practically considered a character itself.

2:28.3

Music to be practically considered a character itself. Of course, the Gothic genre was a natural fit for Southern writers during the early 20th century.

2:37.6

Writers, who had been raised on stories of the War of Northern Aggression,

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