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Autore |
Strengell Heidi |
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Titolo |
Dissecting Stephen King [[electronic resource] ] : from the Gothic to literary naturalism / / Heidi Strengell |
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Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press/Popular Press, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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0-299-20973-3 |
1-282-26985-2 |
9786612269851 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (321 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Horror tales, American - History and criticism |
Gothic revival (Literature) - United States |
Naturalism in literature |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"A Ray and Pat Browne book." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-292) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- King, His World, and Its Characters -- Interpreter of the Postmodern Condition -- King's Brand of Horror -- 1. The Gothic in King's Works -- Abnorml and Repressed Sexuality (the Vampire) -- Hubris and Death (Frankenstein's Monster) -- The Gothic Double (the Werewolf) -- The Gothic Melodrama (the Ghost) -- 2. Myths and Fairy Tales in King's Works -- The Hero as a Generic Hybrid (Roland the Gunslinger) -- The Antihero as a Generic Hybrid (Randall Flagg) -- Adapted and Revised Myths and Fairy Tales -- Mythical and Fairy-Tale Themes -- 3. Literary Naturalism in King's Works -- Free Will and Responsibility -- Genetic and Sociological Determinism -- Cosmological Determinism and Fate -- Metafictional Determinism -- Conclusion -- Appendix: A Note on Previous Criticism -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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