Dissecting Stephen King [[electronic resource] ] : from the Gothic to literary naturalism / / Heidi Strengell
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Strengell Heidi
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Dissecting Stephen King [[electronic resource] ] : from the Gothic to literary naturalism / / Heidi Strengell
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| Pubblicazione: | Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press/Popular Press, c2005 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 813/.54 |
| Soggetto topico: | Horror tales, American - History and criticism |
| Gothic revival (Literature) - United States | |
| Naturalism in literature | |
| Note generali: | "A Ray and Pat Browne book." |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-292) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Dissecting Stephen King |
| ISBN: | 0-299-20973-3 |
| 1-282-26985-2 | |
| 9786612269851 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910823655003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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