Stephen King's Modern Macabre
essays on the later works
- Paperback
220 pages
- Release Date
29 July 2014
Summary
As Stephen King has continued to publish numerous works beyond one of the many high points of his career, in the 1980s, scholarship has not always kept up with his output. This volume presents 13 essays (12 brand new) on many of King’s recent writings that have not received the critical attention of his earlier works. This collection is grouped into three categories–“King in the World Around Us,” “Spotlight on The Dark Tower” and “Writing into the Millennium”; each examines an aspect of…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780786494002 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 078649400X |
| Author: | Patrick McAleer, Michael A. Perry |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Imprint: | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 220 |
| Release Date: | 29 July 2014 |
| Weight: | 308g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 11mm |
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Critics Review
“Intriguing…engaging…McAleer and Perry have succeeded in paving the way for new scholarship on Stephen King’s modern writing. The editors should be commended in particular for complicating the outdated notion that King is primarily a horror writer.”—Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts
About The Author
Patrick McAleer
Patrick McAleer co-chairs the Stephen King Area of the Popular Culture Association. He has published many articles on King and teaches English at Inver Hills Community College in the Twin Cities, Minnesota. Michael A. Perry is an associate professor of English at Rockford University in Illinois. He has presented papers connecting Stephen King to Toni Morrison, Mark Twain and Ambrose Bierce.
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