Dissecting Stephen King [[electronic resource] ] : from the Gothic to literary naturalism / / Heidi Strengell |
Autore | Strengell Heidi |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press/Popular Press, c2005 |
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 |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-299-20973-3
1-282-26985-2 9786612269851 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455163703321 |
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Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press/Popular Press, c2005 | ||
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Dissecting Stephen King [[electronic resource] ] : from the Gothic to literary naturalism / / Heidi Strengell |
Autore | Strengell Heidi |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press/Popular Press, c2005 |
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 |
ISBN |
0-299-20973-3
1-282-26985-2 9786612269851 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777964203321 |
Strengell Heidi
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Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press/Popular Press, c2005 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dissecting Stephen King [[electronic resource] ] : from the Gothic to literary naturalism / / Heidi Strengell |
Autore | Strengell Heidi |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press/Popular Press, c2005 |
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 |
ISBN |
0-299-20973-3
1-282-26985-2 9786612269851 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823655003321 |
Strengell Heidi
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Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press/Popular Press, c2005 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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