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This is a critical study of many of the leading writers of horror and supernatural fiction since World War II. The primary purpose is to establish a canon of weird literature, and to distinguish the genuinely meritorious writers of the past fifty years from those who have obtained merely transient popular renown. Accordingly, the author regards the complex, subtle work of Shirley Jackson, Ramsey Campbell, Robert Aickman, T.E.D. Klein, and Thomas Ligotti as considerably superior to the best-sellers of Stephen King, Clive Barker, Peter Straub, and Anne Rice. Other writers such as William Peter Blatty, Thomas Tryon, Robert Bloch, and Thomas Harris are also discussed. Taken as a whole, the volume represents a pioneering attempt to chart the development of weird fiction over the past half-century.
This is a critical study of many of the leading writers of horror and supernatural fiction since World War II. The primary purpose is to establish a canon of weird literature, and to distinguish the genuinely meritorious writers of the past fifty years from those who have obtained merely transient popular renown. Accordingly, the author regards the complex, subtle work of Shirley Jackson, Ramsey Campbell, Robert Aickman, T.E.D. Klein, and Thomas Ligotti as considerably superior to the best-sellers of Stephen King, Clive Barker, Peter Straub, and Anne Rice. Other writers such as William Peter Blatty, Thomas Tryon, Robert Bloch, and Thomas Harris are also discussed. Taken as a whole, the volume represents a pioneering attempt to chart the development of weird fiction over the past half-century.
Über den Autor
Researcher, writer and editor S.T. Joshi lives in Seattle, Washington.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
I.¿Shirley Jackson: Domestic Horror
II.¿The Persistence of Supernaturalism
William Peter Blatty: The Catholic Weird Tale
Stephen King: The King's New Clothes
T. E. D. Klein: Urban Horror
Clive Barker: Sex, Death, and Fantasy
III. Ramsey Campbell: The Fiction of Paranoia
IV. The Alternatives to Supernaturalism
Killing Women with Robert Bloch, Thomas Harris, and Bret Easton Ellis
Thomas Tryon: Rural Horror
Peter Straub: From Ghost Story to Thriller
V. Pseudo-, Quasi-, and Anti-Weird Fiction
Robert Aickman: "So Little Is De¿nite"
Anne Rice: The Philosophy of Vampirism
Thomas Ligotti: The Escape from Life
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Preface
Introduction
I.¿Shirley Jackson: Domestic Horror
II.¿The Persistence of Supernaturalism
William Peter Blatty: The Catholic Weird Tale
Stephen King: The King's New Clothes
T. E. D. Klein: Urban Horror
Clive Barker: Sex, Death, and Fantasy
III. Ramsey Campbell: The Fiction of Paranoia
IV. The Alternatives to Supernaturalism
Killing Women with Robert Bloch, Thomas Harris, and Bret Easton Ellis
Thomas Tryon: Rural Horror
Peter Straub: From Ghost Story to Thriller
V. Pseudo-, Quasi-, and Anti-Weird Fiction
Robert Aickman: "So Little Is De¿nite"
Anne Rice: The Philosophy of Vampirism
Thomas Ligotti: The Escape from Life
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2001 |
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Genre: | Allgemeine Lexika |
Rubrik: | Literaturwissenschaft |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
ISBN-13: | 9780786409860 |
ISBN-10: | 078640986X |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Joshi, S. T. |
Hersteller: | McFarland |
Maße: | 229 x 152 x 18 mm |
Von/Mit: | S. T. Joshi |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 08.03.2001 |
Gewicht: | 0,474 kg |
Über den Autor
Researcher, writer and editor S.T. Joshi lives in Seattle, Washington.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
I.¿Shirley Jackson: Domestic Horror
II.¿The Persistence of Supernaturalism
William Peter Blatty: The Catholic Weird Tale
Stephen King: The King's New Clothes
T. E. D. Klein: Urban Horror
Clive Barker: Sex, Death, and Fantasy
III. Ramsey Campbell: The Fiction of Paranoia
IV. The Alternatives to Supernaturalism
Killing Women with Robert Bloch, Thomas Harris, and Bret Easton Ellis
Thomas Tryon: Rural Horror
Peter Straub: From Ghost Story to Thriller
V. Pseudo-, Quasi-, and Anti-Weird Fiction
Robert Aickman: "So Little Is De¿nite"
Anne Rice: The Philosophy of Vampirism
Thomas Ligotti: The Escape from Life
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Preface
Introduction
I.¿Shirley Jackson: Domestic Horror
II.¿The Persistence of Supernaturalism
William Peter Blatty: The Catholic Weird Tale
Stephen King: The King's New Clothes
T. E. D. Klein: Urban Horror
Clive Barker: Sex, Death, and Fantasy
III. Ramsey Campbell: The Fiction of Paranoia
IV. The Alternatives to Supernaturalism
Killing Women with Robert Bloch, Thomas Harris, and Bret Easton Ellis
Thomas Tryon: Rural Horror
Peter Straub: From Ghost Story to Thriller
V. Pseudo-, Quasi-, and Anti-Weird Fiction
Robert Aickman: "So Little Is De¿nite"
Anne Rice: The Philosophy of Vampirism
Thomas Ligotti: The Escape from Life
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2001 |
---|---|
Genre: | Allgemeine Lexika |
Rubrik: | Literaturwissenschaft |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
ISBN-13: | 9780786409860 |
ISBN-10: | 078640986X |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Joshi, S. T. |
Hersteller: | McFarland |
Maße: | 229 x 152 x 18 mm |
Von/Mit: | S. T. Joshi |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 08.03.2001 |
Gewicht: | 0,474 kg |
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