abstract
- The characteristic gothic anxiety about the past found fertile territory in the pens of Juan Rulfo and Carlos Fuentes, two writers with high concerns about the national identity of Mexico. The four texts chosen for the present analysis were published during the 1950s and exemplify the writers¿ adaptation of the Gothic to the Mexican context to express a concern which constantly appears in their works: to explore and interrogate the way Mexico has constructed its identity in relation to its past. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020