The Linguistics of Stephen King - by James Arthur Anderson (Paperback)

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"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"--

Book Synopsis

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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"impressively informative, thought-provoking, and inherently fascinating...critically important...highly recommended"-Midwest Book Review; "employs concepts of modern literary theory to analyze the work of American horror writer Stephen King. Written from a scholarly perspective, the book is accessible to devoted fans"-ProtoView.

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James Arthur Anderson Methods and Meaning in the Novels of Stephen King SPRING2024 stock 10/23 A Constant Reader's Guide 9/20/2024 12/08/2024 Methods and Meaning in the Novels of Stephen King: A Constant Reader's Guide 12 Methods and Meaning in the Novels of Stephen King: A Constant Reader's Guide by James Arthur Anderson remote: Anderson_978-1-4766-9505-1.tif size:420,630 DPI:300 JPEG: Marketing Image Options_KH/ThumbTIFFCMYK/Anderson_978-1-4766-9505-1.jpg TIFF: Marketing Image Options_KH/ThumbTIFFCMYK/Anderson_978-1-4766-9505-1.tif 0 0 12/23/2023 10/25/2023 Adam PTO NYP NYP appendices, bibliography, index DATA: share: images: BW: A: Anderson_978-1-4766-9505-1.tif 2024 DATA: share: images: Color: A: Anderson_978-1-4766-9505-1.tif 978-1-4766-9505-1 978-1-4766-5330-3 (6 x 9) $39.95 softcover $25.99 $39.95 softcover (6 x 9) Appendices, bibliography, index ISBN 978-1-4766-9505-1 Ebook ISBN 978-1-4766-5330-3 2024 https: //www.mcfarlandbooks.com/product/Methods-and-Meaning-in-the-Novels-of-Stephen-King/ 85 Classroom Cover suggestion used as inspiration. MD 10/25/2023 Y 5/15/2024 SK added x Ebook: 978-1-4766-5330-3 Y 12/23/2023 $39.95 softcover (6 x 9) 103 This book explores the techniques, themes, and subtexts in the fictional works of one of America's best-known and most-loved storytellers, Stephen King. Each of King's novels are analyzed in chronological order of their publication from Carrie to Holly. Every novel's analysis includes a background and summary, narrative devices, archetypes that influenced the novel, themes and subtexts, human universals, interesting facts, and notable quotes. As an invaluable resource for any Stephen King "Constant Reader" and students of literature in general, this work appreciates the beauty of King's fiction without needing to master the jargon on contemporary literary criticism. 9781476695051 Methods and Meaning in the Novels of Stephen King Anderson $39.95 softcover (6 x 9) 978-1-4766-9505-1 978-1-4766-5330-3 This book explores the techniques, themes, and subtexts in the fictional works of one of America's best-known and most-loved storytellers, Stephen King. Each of King's novels are analyzed in chronological order of their publication from Carrie to Holly. Every novel's analysis includes a background and summary, narrative devices, archetypes that influenced the novel, themes and subtexts, human universals, interesting facts, and notable quotes. As an invaluable resource for any Stephen King "Constant Reader" and students of literature in general, this work appreciates the beauty of King's fiction without needing to master the jargon on contemporary literary criticism. 5/17/2024 12024 James Arthur Anderson is a professor emeritus at Johnson & Wales University, where he taught writing and literature for more than 35 years. 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. He lives in Garfield, Georgia and is a part-time instructor at East Georgia State College. YBP ABI Template.xlsx McFarland_YBP_ABI_5162024.xlsx 1 11/30/2023 6130 6131 Methods and Meaning in the Novels of Stephen King Anderson $39.95 softcover (6 x 9) 978-1-4766-9505-1 978-1-4766-5330-3 James Arthur Anderson Methods and Meaning in the Novels of Stephen King 978-1-4766-9505-1 Dear Author: Greetings from McFarland! 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Lovecraft and Ray Bradbury, and received The Rocky Wood Memorial Scholarship for Nonfiction from the Horror Writers Association in 2016. He lives in Garfield, Georgia and is a part-time instructor at East Georgia State College.