James Arthur Anderson

The Linguistics of Stephen King

Layered Language and Meaning in the Fiction

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Produktbeschreibung

Stephen King, "America's Favorite Boogeyman," has sold over 350 million copies of his books, becoming in effect the face of horror fiction. His influence on popular culture has drawn both strong praise and harsh criticism from reviewers and scholars alike. While his popularity cannot be overstated, his work has received relatively little critical attention from the academic world. Examining King's fiction using modern literary theory, this study reveals the unexpected complexity of 22 short stories and novels, from Carrie to End of Watch. The author finds King using fantasy and horror to expose truths about reality and the human condition.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 412g
• ISBN-13: 9781476668345
• ISBN-10: 1476668345
• Artikelnr.: 47777349

Autorenporträt

James Arthur Anderson is a professor at Johnson & Wales University's North Miami Florida campus where he teaches writing, literature, and science fiction. He has published book-length critical studies on H.P. Lovecraft and Ray Bradbury, and received The Rocky Wood Memorial Scholarship for Nonfiction from the Horror Writers Association in 2016.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction
1.
Carrie: The Truth Within the Lie
2.
'Salem's Lot: The Word Gives Being
3.
"The Word Processor of the Gods": The Writer Creates the World
4.
The Shining: The Sleep of Reason
5.
Pet Sematary: The Spoken Secret
6.
Misery: The Death of the Author
7.
The Dark Half: The Duplicity of Language
8.
"Secret Window, Secret Garden": The Writer's Secrets
9.
"The Body": Portrait of the Artist 10.
"The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet" and "Dedication": Nature, Nurture and the Writer's Psyche 11.
The Running Man: Simulacra and Simulation 12.
IT: The Unnamable Horror 13.
Needful Things: The Linguistics of Brand Names 14.
The Green Mile: Remembrance of Things Past 15.
Bag of Bones: King's Horror Matures 16.
Cell: The Metalinguistics of Technology 17.
Lisey's Story: Private Language 18.
"Ur": Textual Reality 19.
"1922" and "A Good Marriage": The Secret Collection 20.
Joyland: Linguistic Registers 21.
Revival: Cosmic Horror 22.
End of Watch: To Be or Not to Be Conclusion Works Cited Index