The Gothic World of Stephen King: Landscape of Nightmares
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (723 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0879724110 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 150 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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The essays discuss adolescent revolt, the artist as survivor, the vampire in popular literature, and much more.. King thus creates his own Gothic world and then interprets it for us. This book analyzes King’s interpretations and his mastery of popular literature. Through his eyes, the conventional becomes unconventional and wonderful. Stephen King’s popularity lies in his ability to reinterpret the standard Gothic tale in new and exciting ways
"Too much intellectual tinkering, but a few great ideas" according to Dr Jacques COULARDEAU. A fascinating collection of studies on Stephen King, though, by now a little old. The first intention is perfect : to take Stephen King seriously and to study him as a social, cultural and literary phenomenon, particularly in his multimedia dimension.The first idea is essential : Stephen King is the son of a tradition that goes far back in US history. He is in no way a new phenomenon. He has to be studied as the heir of this t. "I wish S.K. wrote this!" according to A Customer. It was bad. Don't get it. If Stephen King wrote it it would be 10 times better.
. Browne is editor of the Journal of Popular Culture and the Journal of American Culture, and author and editor of over 50 books. About the Author Ray B. Gary C. Together, these two have edited The Defective Detective and More Tales of the Defective Detective (with Garyn Roberts). Hoppenstand is the author of In Search of the Paper Tiger: A Sociological Perspective of Myth, Formula and the Mystery Genre in the Entertainment Print Mass Medium, The Dime Novel Detective Book and other books
Hoppenstand is the author of In Search of the Paper Tiger: A Sociological Perspective of Myth, Formula and the Mystery Genre in the Entertainment Print Mass Medium, The Dime Novel Detective Book and other books. . Together, these two have edited The Defective Detective and More Tales of the Defective Detective (with Garyn Roberts). Gary C. Ray B