Dissecting Stephen King [[electronic resource] ] : from the Gothic to literary naturalism / / Heidi Strengell
| 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 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dissecting Stephen King [[electronic resource] ] : from the Gothic to literary naturalism / / Heidi Strengell
| 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 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dissecting Stephen King : from the Gothic to literary naturalism / / Heidi Strengell
| Dissecting Stephen King : 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 |
9786612269851
9780299209735 0299209733 9781282269859 1282269852 |
| 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-9910959679203321 |
Strengell Heidi
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| Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press/Popular Press, c2005 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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