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Author : Michael R. Collings
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1985-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780930261146
A study of King's fiction, including a chapter on criticism and a chronology of King's works.
Author : Michael R. Collings
Publisher : Millefleurs
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Horror tales, American
ISBN : STANFORD:36105040254547
Author : Michael R. Collings
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Horror films
ISBN : 0893709840
A study of various King adaptations from "Carrie" to "Silver Bullet."
Author : Brandon Thomas
Publisher : DC Comics
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-21
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : PKEY:T2166900015001
Jackson Hyde finally has it all. Mentors who support him, a community that loves him, an honest relationship with his mother, a cute new guy in Amnesty Bay who’s caught his eye, and access to Aquaman’s private training facility in Atlantis. Well, he had it all-until that training facility and half of the Atlantean palace got blown to kingdom come with Jackson in them. Now Jackson stands accused of wrecking the life he worked so hard to build. Aqualad’s going to need all of his skills, wit, and cunning just to prove his own innocence, let alone graduate from sidekick to Aquaman!
Author : Heidi Strengell
Publisher : Popular Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0299209741
In a thoughtful, well-informed study exploring fiction from throughout Stephen King's immense oeuvre, Heidi Strengell shows how this popular writer enriches his unique brand of horror by building on the traditions of his literary heritage. Tapping into the wellsprings of the gothic to reveal contemporary phobias, King invokes the abnormal and repressed sexuality of the vampire, the hubris of Frankenstein, the split identity of the werewolf, the domestic melodrama of the ghost tale. Drawing on myths and fairy tales, he creates characters who, like the heroic Roland the Gunslinger and the villainous Randall Flagg, may either reinforce or subvert the reader's childlike faith in society. And in the manner of the naturalist tradition, he reinforces a tension between the free will of the individual and the daunting hand of fate. Ultimately, Strengell shows how King shatters our illusions of safety and control: "King places his decent and basically good characters at the mercy of indifferent forces, survival depending on their moral strength and the responsibility they may take for their fellow men."
Author : George Beahm,Beahm
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1998-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0836269144
Contains hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of the life and work of popular novelist Stephen King.
Author : Jenifer Paquette
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780786491001
Many academics dismiss Stephen King as a mere genre writer, an over-glorified bestseller who appeals to the masses, but lacks literary merit. This critical analysis of King's epic novel The Stand makes a case for the horror master as a literary writer. A careful consideration of The Stand's abstract themes, characters, setting, and text reveals how King's work brims with the literary techniques that critics expect of a serious writer and the haunting questions that mark enduring literature. A thoughtful deliberation on so-called "escapist" fiction in the world of literature as well as an informed examination of one of King's most famous books, this work paves the way for future studies of other King novels.
Author : Stanley Wiater,Christopher Golden,Hank Wagner
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006-05-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781429931458
The myriad worlds and universes King has created are, in reality, one world, one universe. Here is the guide to that universe. The Complete Stephen King Universe is the only definitive reference work that examines all of Stephen King's novels, short stories, motion pictures, miniseries, and teleplays, and deciphers the threads that exist in all of his work. This ultimate resource includes in-depth story analyses, character breakdowns, little-known facts, and startling revelations on how the plots, themes, characters, and conflicts intertwine. After discovering The Complete Stephen King Universe, you will never read Stephen King the same way again.
Author : Erin Mercer
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2023-08-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781000930191
Offering an insightful examination of Stephen King’s fiction, this book utilises a psychoanalytical approach drawing on Freud’s theory of the uncanny. It demonstrates how entrenched King’s work is in a literary tradition influenced by psychoanalytic theory, as well as the ways that King evades and amends Freud. Such an approach positions King’s texts not simply as objects of interpretation that might yield latent meaning, but as producers of meaning. King can certainly be read through the lens of the uncanny, but this book also aims to consider the uncanny through the lens of King. Organised around specific elements of the uncanny that can be found in King’s fiction, this book explores the themes of death and the return of the dead, monstrosity, telepathy, inanimate objects becoming menacingly animate, and spooky children. Popular texts are considered, such as IT, The Shining, and Pet Sematary, as well as less discussed work, including The Institute, The Regulators and Desperation. The book’s central argument is that King’s uncanny motifs offer insightful commentary on what is repressed in contemporary culture and insist on the failure of scientific rationalism to explain the world. King’s uncanny imaginary rejects dualistic notions of an experiencing self in an inert physical world and insists that psychic experience is bound up with the environmental. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of contemporary and popular literature, gothic and horror studies, and cultural studies.
Author : Harold Bloom
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781438115443
Provides a biography of author Stephen King along with critical views of his work.
Author : Tony Magistrale,Anthony Magistrale
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : Didactic fiction, American
ISBN : 9781557420701
Magistrale discusses the themes that turn King's fiction into morality tales.
Author : Simon Brown
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781477314944
“Gathers together the unruly mess of King adaptations . . . And places it within the sociocultural and industrial context of four decades of horror.” —Philip L. Simpson, author of Psycho Paths Starting from the premise that Stephen King has transcended ideas of authorship to become his own literary, cinematic, and televisual brand, Screening Stephen King explores the impact and legacy of over forty years of King film and television adaptations. Simon Brown first examines the reasons for King’s literary success and then, starting with Brian De Palma’s Carrie, explores how King’s themes and style have been adapted for the big and small screens. He looks at mainstream multiplex horror adaptations from Cujo to Cell, low-budget DVD horror films such as The Mangler and Children of the Corn franchises, non-horror films, including Stand by Me and The Shawshank Redemption, and TV works from Salem’s Lot to Under the Dome. Through this discussion, Brown identifies what a Stephen King film or series is or has been, how these works have influenced film and TV horror, and what these influences reveal about the shifting preoccupations and industrial contexts of the post-1960s horror genre in film and TV. “Well-written . . . It really is the most exhaustive analysis of Stephen King on the screen that has ever been written.” —Cinepunx “This book is not only essential as a study of Stephen King and his works adapted to the big and small screen; it is also an exemplary study of the evolution of the horror genre in its ebb and flow from literary adaptation to gore-laden saturation and beyond since the mid-1970s.” —Sorcha Ní Fhlainn, author of Postmodern Vampires
Author : A. Burger
Publisher : Springer
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781137483911
Teaching Stephen King critically examines the works of Stephen King and several ways King can be incorporated into the high school and college classroom. The section on Variations on Horror Tropes includes chapters on the vampire, the werewolf, the undead monster, and the ghost. The section on Real Life Horror includes chapters on King's school shooting novella Rage, sexual violence, and coming of age narratives. Finally, the section on Playing with Publishing includes chapters on serial publishing and The Green Mile, e-books, and graphic novels.
Author : Marcia Amidon Lüsted
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Horror tales, American
ISBN : 1616135360
This title explores the creative works of famous novelist Stephen King. Books analyzed include Carrie, The Green Mile, The Stand, and the Dark Tower series. Clear, comprehensive text gives background biographical information of King. “You Critique It” feature invites readers to analyze other creative works on their own. A table of contents, timeline, list of works, resources, source notes, glossary, and an index are also included. Essential Critiques is a series in Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
Author : Lisa Rogak
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781429987974
A fascinating look at the life of the author who created such modern classics as Carrie, IT, and The Shining. One of the most prolific and popular authors in the world today, Stephen King has become part of pop culture history. But who is the man behind those tales of horror, grief, and the supernatural? Where do these ideas come from? And what drives him to keep writing at a breakneck pace after a thirty year career? In this unauthorized biography, Lisa Rogak reveals the troubled background and lifelong fears that inspire one of the twentieth century's most influential authors. King's origins were inauspicious at best. His impoverished childhood in rural Maine and early marriage hardly spelled out the likelihood of a blossoming literary career. But his unflagging work ethic and a ceaseless flow of ideas put him on the path to success. It came in a flash, and the side effects of sudden stardom and seemingly unlimited wealth soon threatened to destroy his work and, worse, his life. But he survived and has since continued to write at a level of originality few authors could ever hope to match. Despite his dark and disturbing work, Stephen King has become revered by critics and his countless fans as an all-American voice more akin to Mark Twain than H. P. Lovecraft. Haunted Heart chronicles his story, revealing the character of a man who has created some of the most memorable---and frightening---stories found in literature today. Stephen King on Stephen King: "I'm afraid of everything." "As a kid, I worried about my sanity a lot." "I am always interested in this idea that a lot of fiction writers write for their fathers because their fathers are gone." "Writing is an addiction for me." "I married her for her body, though she said I married her for her typewriter." "When you get into this business, they don't tell you you'll get cat bones in the mail." "You have to be a little nuts to be a writer." "There's always the urge to see somebody dead that isn't you."
