Stephen King in the new millennium : Gothic mediations on new writing materialities / by Despoina N. Feleki.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feleki, Despoina N., author.

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 (xxxiii, 221 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018.

Summary:

This exciting exploration of Stephen King's digital writing maneuvers and electronic ventures on online platforms and e-readers unravels the author's latest writing techniques and justifies his unprecedented success in the new millennium. It investigates the latest additions to the Master of Horror's "toolbox" by studying King's media presence and writing oeuvre in the twenty-first century through online projects, such as his videogame Discordia. The book closely traces King's shifts from print to the digital as he crafts his stories to share with his constant readers. Its examination of King's re-vitalized Gothic sheds light on his shift towards new realizations that take into consideration the needs and tastes of the contemporary consuming public in a constant dialogue with their contemporary fears and anxieties.While exploring King's literary generic and technological crossovers, the book stresses the need for an encompassing theory that takes into account literary tradition, norms, and motifs adjusted according to the materialities and technological specificities of each medium in specific socio-cultural and economic contexts.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I. Literary Departures and Media Convergences

Chapter One

1.1 Repositioning the Gothic in Stephen King's Lisey's Story

1.2 Textual Explorations and the Physicality of the Written Text in Duma Key

Chapter Two

2.1 Media Perspectives and Remediated Writing Forms

2.2 The Visual versus the Media Turn in Duma Key and Lisey's Story

Part II. Stephen King's Fiction in Digital Environments

Chapter Three

3.1 New Media and Literary Convergences

3.2 Remapping the Literary Landscape

3.3 E-Space as the Remediation of the Printed Page

Chapter Four

4.1 Stephen King's New Paradigm

4.2 Discordia

4.3 Stephen King's Experimentation within Popular Culture

Epilogue

Bibliography.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-5275-1225-8

OCLC:

1044734558