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Reading Richard Matheson - A Critical Survey (Hardcover)
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Reading Richard Matheson - A Critical Survey (Hardcover)
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Richard Matheson (1926-2013) was a prolific author and screenwriter
whose career helped shape the horror and fantasy genres of
literature, film, and television for over sixty years. Matheson
authored more than 90 short stories and over two dozen novels, many
of which-including I Am Legend, A Stir of Echoes, What Dreams May
Come, The Shrinking Man, Hell House, and Bid Time Return-have been
adapted into feature films. Despite his extensive body of work and
influence, Matheson has remained largely outside the scope of
academic scrutiny. In Reading Richard Matheson: A Critical Survey
Cheyenne Mathews and Janet V. Haedicke present a number of essays
that provide the first critical overview of Matheson's texts. The
essays in this collection cover seven of Matheson's novels, a
sampling of short stories, and several adaptations for both film
and television. The chapters are arranged thematically and address
the sociopolitical anxieties reflected in Matheson's oeuvre,
consider his precursors and successors, and situate him within
narrative traditions of mythology, cinema, genre, and memory
studies.By providing an overview of his career, Reading Richard
Matheson illustrates how such a commercial writer can contribute to
academic discourses of literature and film. Though the articles use
a variety of theoretical frameworks, the crossover nature of the
collection reflects the broad range of Matheson's output. As such,
this volume will appeal to both fans of Matheson's work in general
as well as to scholars of literature, film studies, cultural
studies, genre studies, media studies, memory studies, and popular
culture.
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