Stephen King : America's storyteller /

Stephen King : America's storyteller /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Magistrale, Tony
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, [2010]
Subjects:
King, Stephen, > 1947- > Criticism and interpretation.
King, Stephen, > 1947- > Film adaptations.
King, Stephen, > 1947- > Characters > Women.
Horror tales, American > History and criticism.
Table of Contents:
  • The writer's life: a Stephen King biography
  • Tracing the influences: regional and literary
  • Institutions and institutionalization: evils design and heroic rebellion
  • Sex with consequences: sexuality and its discontents
  • Why The shining still matters: revisiting and reinterpreting the novel and films
  • Challenging gender stereotypes: King's evolving women
  • Gothic western epic fantasy: encompassing The dark tower.