Surely one of America's most popular novelists, Stephen King has
only recently begun to receive serious attention from scholars and
literary critics. The Dark Descent assembles fifteen illuminating
original essays that consider King from a variety of intellectual
orientations, addressing the major novels and central thematic
concerns that represent King's contributions to American letters
and elevating King scholarship to a new level of critical
discourse. This volume places King firmly within the canon of
contemporary American fiction. The essayists are concerned with
explicating the meanings of individual narratives and creating
critical contexts for their interpretion. While covering a broad
range of his works and using multiple theoretical
approaches--including reader-response, mythic, psychoanalytic, and
structuralist criticism--to offer insights into King's fiction,
most of the essayists reflect on one of two central theses: that
King's body of literature may be seen as having been deeply
influenced by the mainstream traditions of nineteenth- and
twentieth-century American and European fictions, and that the
narratives may be read as profound commentary on the major
political and social tensions shaping contemporary American life.
King's supernatural horrors reflect actual horrors, and his
compelling style makes art out of horror fiction. A King
chronology, bibliography and an expository introduction flank the
analytical essays.
General
| Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy |
| Release date: |
March 1992 |
| First published: |
March 1992 |
| Authors: |
Tony Magistrale
(Professor)
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
248 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-313-27297-4 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Language & linguistics >
Semantics (meaning) >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-313-27297-2 |
| Barcode: |
9780313272974 |
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