Stephen King and American history / Tony Magistrale and Michael J. Blouin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Magistrale, Tony, author.

Blouin, Michael J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

King, Stephen.

Literature and history--United States.

Literature and history.

United States--History.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (181 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.

Summary:

This book surveys the labyrinthine relationship between Stephen King and American history. This volume examines King's relationship to American history through the illumination of metanarratives, adaptations, "queer" and alternative historical lenses.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

List of figures

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Stephen King and the End of History

1. Stephen King and the Romance of American History

2. The Pasts of Pet Sematary

3. The Sutured Histories of The Shining

4. The Vietnamization of Stephen King

5. Outing Stephen King and the Queering of American History

6. The Events of 9/11 and Stephen King's Evolving Sense of History

Conclusion: The Inconstant Reader

Works Cited

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-304578-2

1-003-04578-2

1-000-09300-X

9781003045786

OCLC:

1163959513