Revisiting Stephen King : a critical companion / Sharon A. Russell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Russell, Sharon A., 1941-

Series:

Critical companions to popular contemporary writers.

Critical companions to popular contemporary writers, 1082-4979

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

King, Stephen.

Horror tales, American--History and criticism.

Horror tales, American.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (180 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Having endured an initially frigid critcal reception, personal struggles with addiction, and a mid-life accident that nearly killed him, Stephen King continues to reign as perhaps the most popular and prolific writer in America. This new edition of the critical companion to his works includes an expanded biographical chapter, featuring King's return to writing after his accident and his groundbreaking experiments in e-publishing. A full chapter is devoted to each of his eight most recently published works of fiction, offering thorough critical treatments of • Desperation (1996) • The Green Mile (1997) • The Regulators (1996) • Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass (1997) • Bag of Bones (1998) • The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (1999) • Hearts in Atlantis (1999 • Dreamcatcher (2001) Discussions of character development, thematic concerns, and issues of style and symbolism follow concise plot synopses. An alternate critical perspective is offered for each work. King achievements and placement in the horror genre are reconsidered, especially in light of his more recent forays into suspense fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and other areas of writing. The volume includes a selective list of further suggested readings includes biographical sources, general criticism, and reviews.

Contents:

Cover

REVISITING STEPHEN KING

ADVISORY BOARD

Contents

Series Foreword

Acknowledgments

1 The Life of Stephen King

EARLY LIFE

COLLEGE YEARS

STRUGGLE AND FIRST SUCCESS

THE SUCCESSFUL AUTHOR

THE ACCIDENT

FILMS

KING'S STYLE AND THE FUTURE

2 Genre

WHAT IS A GENRE?

WHAT IS THE HORROR GENRE?

KING'S VIEW OF THE WRITING PROCESS

KING'S VIEW OF THE HORROR GENRE

OTHER GENRES IN KING'S FICTION

Suspense Fiction

Science Fiction

Fantasy

Recent Works and Genre Fiction

3 Desperation and The Regulators (1996)

PLOT DEVELOPMENT

Desperation

The Regulators

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

David Carver

Seth Garin

Johnny Marinville

Audrey Wyler

Collie Entragian

THEMES

ALTERNATIVE READING: GENRE AND VARIATIONS ON A THEME

4 The Green Mile (1997)

Part One: Two Dead Girls

Part Two: The Mouse on the Mile

Part Three: Coffey's Hands

Part Four: The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix

Part Five: Night Journey

Part Six: Coffey on the Mile

John Coffey

Paul Edgecombe

Percy Wetmore and Brad Dolan

THEME

ALTERNATIVE READING: THE SERIAL FORM

5 Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass (1997)

Roland

Susan

Eldred Jonas

ALTERNATIVE READING: READER RESPONSE THEORY

6 Bag of Bones (1998)

Michael Noonan

Johanna Noonan

Mattie and Kyra Devore

Max Devore

Sara Tidwell

ALTERNATIVE READING: MEN'S STUDIES

7 Hearts in Atlantis (1999)

"Low Men in Yellow Coats"

"Hearts in Atlantis"

"Blind Willie"

"Why We're in Vietnam"

"Heavenly Shades of Night Are Falling"

Bobby Garfield

Carol Gerber

John Sullivan

William Shearman

THEME.

ALTERNATIVE READING: VIETNAM NARRATIVES

8 The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (1999)

Patricia McFarland

The Family

Tom Gordon

The Bear

ALTERNATIVE READING: REGIONALISM

9 Dreamcatcher (2001)

The Group

The Military

ALTERNATIVE READING: TWO GENRES, HORROR AND SCIENCE FICTION

Bibliography

WORKS BY STEPHEN KING

Novels

Stephen King Writing As Richard Bachman

Collections

Nonfiction

Screenplays

WORKS ABOUT STEPHEN KING

General

Biography

Web Pages

Bag of Bones

The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass

Desperation and The Regulators

Dreamcatcher

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

The Green Mile

Hearts in Atlantis

OTHER BOOKS ON HORROR

Index

About the Author

Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-166) and index.

ISBN:

9798216008392

9786610872442

9781280872440

1280872446

9780313006760

0313006768

OCLC:

614673855