Jenifer Paquette: Respecting The Stand

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Beschreibung

Many academics dismiss Stephen King as a mere genre writer, an over-glorified bestseller who appeals to the masses, but lacks literary merit. This critical analysis of King's epic novel The Stand makes a case for the horror master as a literary writer. A careful consideration of The Stand's abstract themes, characters, setting, and text reveals how King's work brims with the literary techniques that critics expect of a serious writer and the haunting questions that mark enduring literature. A thoughtful deliberation on so-called "escapist" fiction in the world of literature as well as an informed examination of one of King's most famous books, this work paves the way for future studies of other King novels.

Über den Autor

Jenifer Paquette is a visiting instructor at the University of South Florida.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction

Literature: What Is It Good For?

Horror: Red-Headed Stepchild of Fiction

King Criticism: Or Lack Thereof

A Defense of Escapism
The Stand

The Tolkien Connection

One: The Set-Up

Small-Town America

The Military

99.4 Percent Communicability

The Media

Two: The Players

Ordinary People Can Make a Difference

Small-Town Maine: King's Specialty

American Nice Guy

A Pawn in the Hands of Providence

Human Nature

The Sanctity of Innocence

Intellect Gone Awry

The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

For Every Villain a Right-Hand Man

Evil Always Undoes Itself

In the Hands of a Demanding God

American Evil

Three: The Big Picture

Good vs. Evil: Dream a Little Dream

The Problem of Choice: Predestination or Poor Judgment?

The Stand: It's the Journey That Counts

The Right to Govern

Hope vs. Despair: "Do people ever really learn anything?"

Four: The Nitty Gritty

Writing Style: "The Prose Is Indistinguishable"

Genre Choice: Today Is a Good Day to End the World?

Popular Appeal: The Kiss of Death?

Five: The Dark Tower Connections

Some New American Heroes

The Lady of Shadows

The Boy

Not in Kansas Anymore

Six: All God's Chillun' Should Stand

"The Body": Ray Brower Meets a Train
IT: Clowns, Sewers, and Spiders

The Losers' Club

IT's Minions

"You Can't Be Careful on a Skateboard"

Grown-Ups Are the Real Monsters

American Horrors
Dreamcatcher: Aliens, Old Friends, and Hunting Cabins

Horror Lives Everywhere Every Day

Last Stand

Final Thoughts
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index

Details

Empfohlen (von):	18
Erscheinungsjahr:	2012
Genre:	Allgemeine Lexika , Importe
Rubrik:	Literaturwissenschaft
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780786470013
ISBN-10:	0786470011
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Paquette, Jenifer
Hersteller:	McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 11 mm
Von/Mit:	Jenifer Paquette
Erscheinungsdatum:	08.05.2012
Gewicht:	0,287 kg