Stephen King and philosophy / edited by Jacob M. Held.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Held, Jacob M., 1977- editor.

Series:

Great authors & philosophy

Great authors and philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

King, Stephen, 1947---Criticism and interpretation.

King, Stephen.

King, Stephen, 1947-.

Philosophy in literature.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

viii, 314 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]

Summary:

"Haunting us with such unforgettable stories as The Shining, Shawshank Redemption, Salem's Lot, Carrie, The Green Mile, and Pet Semetary, Stephen King has been an anchor of American horror, science fiction, psychological thrillers, and suspense for over forty years. His characters have brought chills to our spines and challenged our notions of reality while leaving us in awe of the perseverance of the human spirit. As the first book in the new Great Authors and Philosophy series, Stephen King and Philosophy reveals some of the deeper issues raised by King's work. From retribution, freedom, and moral relativity, to death and insanity, the chapters of this book expose how King's stories access the questions and fears that nag each of us in the middle of night."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: On Writing Popular Philosophy / Jacob M. Held

There is no God in Desperation: Tak and the Problem of Evil / Jacob M. Held and C. Taylor Sutton

Female Subjectivity in Carrie / Kellye Byal

"Sometimes Dead is Better": King, Daedalus, Dragon-Tyrants, and Deathism / Katherine Allen

"Gan is Dead": Nietzsche and Roland's Eternal Recurrence / Garret Merriam

Rāma of Gilead: Hindu Philosophy in The Dark Tower / Matthew A. Butkus

What's Wrong with Roland? Utilitarianism and the Dark Tower / Greg Littman

Stephen King and Aristotelian Friendship: An Analysis of The Body and Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption / Bertha Alvarez Manninen

Propaganda and Pedagogy for Apt Pupils / Michael K. Potter and Cam Cobb

The Shining's Overlook Hotel as Heterotopia / Elizabeth Hornbeck

Broadcast Dystopia: Power and Violence in The Running Man and The Long Walk / Joseph J. Foy and Timothy M. Dale

Stephen King and the Art of Horror / Greg Littman

"You weren't hired to philosophize, Torrance": The Death of the Author in The Shining / Charles Bane

What Happens to the Present When it Becomes the Past: Time Travel and the Nature of Time in The Langoliers / Paul R. Daniels

Notes on Foreknowledge, Truthmaking, and Counterfactuals from The Dead Zone / Tuomas W. Manninen

Time Belongs to the Tower / Randall Auxier

Ur 88,416 / Randall Auxier

From Desperation to Haven: Horror, Compassion, and Arthur Schopenhauer / Jacob M. Held.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781442253841

1442253843

OCLC:

935986292