Domesticity Unveiled: Unconventional Hauntings, and the Dismantling of the National Myths of Exceptionalism and the American Dream in Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves

Thomassen, Lea

Domesticity Unveiled: Unconventional Hauntings, and the Dismantling of the National Myths of Exceptionalism and the American Dream in Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves 356 views

Author

Thomassen, Lea, English - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia

Advisors

Thomassen, Lea , AS-English-Eng Lit Ops , University of Virginia

Abstract

Degree

MA (Master of Arts)

Keywords

Mark Z. Danielewski; House of Leaves; domesticity; America; American Exceptionalism; American Dream; metanarrative; subversion of the American Myth; gauntings; gothic; haunted houses; the house; Thoreau

Language

English

Rights

Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY)

Issued Date

2019-05-10

Persistent Link

https://doi.org/10.18130/v3-q5s6-bq78

Suggested Citation

Thomassen, Lea. Domesticity Unveiled: Unconventional Hauntings, and the Dismantling of the National Myths of Exceptionalism and the American Dream in Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves. University of Virginia, English - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, MA (Master of Arts), 2019-05-10, https://doi.org/10.18130/v3-q5s6-bq78.

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