The Gothic World of Stephen King: Landscape of Nightmares - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0879724110 ISBN 13: 9780879724115

Publisher: Popular Press 3, 1987

Synopsis

Stephen King’s popularity lies in his ability to reinterpret the standard Gothic tale in new and exciting ways. Through his eyes, the conventional becomes unconventional and wonderful. King thus creates his own Gothic world and then interprets it for us. This book analyzes King’s interpretations and his mastery of popular literature. The essays discuss adolescent revolt, the artist as survivor, the vampire in popular literature, and much more.

About this title

About the Author:

Ray B. Browne is editor of the Journal of Popular Culture and the Journal of American Culture, and author and editor of over 50 books. Gary C. Hoppenstand is the author of In Search of the Paper Tiger: A Sociological Perspective of Myth, Formula and the Mystery Genre in the Entertainment Print Mass Medium, The Dime Novel Detective Book and other books. Together, these two have edited The Defective Detective and More Tales of the Defective Detective (with Garyn Roberts).

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From Introduction: What it takes to produce a horror novel bestseller, King has figured, is to not change the fundamental motifs of the horror story (those easily recognizable elements like the haunted house or the vampire) but to adapt them to the emotional needs of his audience.

About this edition

• Publisher: Popular Press 3
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0879724110
• ISBN 13: 9780879724115
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 150
• Editor: Hoppenstand Gary, Browne Ray B.