‘Delicate ironies quite imperceptible on its surface’: Henry S. Whitehead's weird tales and American empire in the Caribbean

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Goodrum, M. 2023. ‘Delicate ironies quite imperceptible on its surface’: Henry S. Whitehead's weird tales and American empire in the Caribbean. Literature Compass. 21 (1-3). https://doi.org/10.1111/lic3.12751
AuthorsGoodrum, M.
AbstractAbstractThis article mounts an initial exploratory engagement with the weird fiction of Henry S. Whitehead, framed by American imperial expansion into the Caribbean in the interwar years. It situates Whitehead and his work within the wider historical context and shows how Whitehead himself used and played with history as part of his fiction. The article considers the role of light in Whitehead's fiction and imperial projects, as well as the way that Whitehead's work, as horror fiction, both shapes and seeks to dispel notions of the Caribbean as a space of horror. As well as offering some initial conclusions, the article seeks to open further lines for future investigation.
KeywordsLiterature and Literary Theory; Cultural Studies
Year2023
JournalLiterature Compass
Journal citation21 (1-3)
PublisherWiley
ISSN1741-4113
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1111/lic3.12751
Official URLhttps://compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/lic3.12751
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Accepted31 Oct 2023
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