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King, Stephen (1948—)
Stephen King's connections with horror fiction are so compelling that for many he virtually embodies the genre; he has become, in
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Stephen King - (1947 -)
(Full name Stephen Edwin King; has written as Steve King, and under pseudonyms Richard Bachman, John Swithen, and Eleanor Druse) American novelist, short story writer, novella ...
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Gabriela Mistral (1889-1957) was a Chilean poet and educator. Her poetry earned her the Nobel Prize for literature in 1945.Gabriela Mistral was born Lucila Godoy Alcaya on April 6, 1889, at Vicu&ntild...
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Gabriela Mistral, literary pseudonym of Lucila Godoy Alcayaga, was the first Spanish American author to receive the Nobel Prize in literature; as such, she will always be seen as a representative figu...
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Stephen King (born 1947) is a prolific and immensely popular author of horror fiction. In his works, King blends elements of the traditional gothic tale with those of the modern psychological thriller...
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Stephen King was born September 21, 1947 in Portland, Maine, the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. Two years later, his father, a merchant seaman, went to the grocery store for a pa...
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Stephen King has written twenty-six novels (including five under the pen name Richard Bachman), five collections of short fiction, one book of criticism, six screenplays, and other short works. Accord...
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In the following essay, Indick surveys techniques used by Stephen King to create fear in such novels as Carrie, Pet Sematary, and The Shining.
There are stories of suspense, shock, mystery, and, combi...
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Critical Essay by John Gault
[The] arrival of a new Stephen King novel is something of an event: a minor event, perhaps, but still an event. And even when that novel is less than totally satisfying, a...
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Critical Essay by Ron Hansen
The movie is Creepshow [directed by George A. Romero] and the script is by Stephen King, whose novels Carrie and The Shining became stunning films by Brian De Palma and St...
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Critical Essay by Paul Gray
Those who have already rushed out to buy Different Seasons … may be a trifle shocked by what they have brought home: a collection of four novellas, only one of which...
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Critical Essay by Michele Slung
H. P. Lovecraft once called Nathaniel Hawthorne's The House of the Seven Gables "New England's greatest contribution to weird literature." P...
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In the following essay, Magistrale explores the role of children in King's work.
On March 25, 1984, in Boca Raton, Florida, Stephen King delivered the closing address at the International Confe...
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In the following essay, Hohne analyzes the use of official and unofficial language in King's fiction.
Orality seems straightforward and decorative, occurring in texts as either the voice of the...
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In the following essay, Casebeer traces influences from King's life that have affected his writing and delineates different stages and common elements in his fiction.
Stephen King is the most p...
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In the following essay, Barker discusses King's success with, and commitment to, the horror genre.
First, a confession: I have no thesis. I come to these pages without an overview to propound; ...
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In the following essay, Egan analyzes King's use of elements of the gothic and the melodramatic in his work.
The Gothic tradition which has survived into the twentieth century, after passing th...
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In the following essay, McDowell asserts that King's novels are effective because of their rhythm.
It was with some hesitation that I agreed to write about Stephen King's work. I was tra...
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In the following essay, Egan discusses how the sacral parody common to gothic literature is at work in King's fiction.
Leslie Fiedler's observation in Love and Death in the American Nove...
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In the following essay, Burns and Kanner discuss the relationship between women and evil in King's work and assert, "On a complex and subtextual level, women are represented in ways that...
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Heldreth is an American educator and critic. In the following essay, he provides a thematic analysis of The Body, discussing King's treatment of maturation and use of narrative writing to �...
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Biddle is an American educator and critic. In the following essay, he examines The Body as a narrative that follows the traditional pattern of the "mythic journey."
There's a hig...
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Doty is an American educator and critic. In the following essay, he explores themes and narrative technique in "The Monkey. "
In "The Monkey," Stephen King has used an ext...
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Morrell, Ryan, and Grant are all noted authors of horror and suspense fiction. In the following forum, which originally appeared in the journal Fantasy Newsletter in 1982, they each provide an analysi...
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In the following essay, Reino provides a thematic and stylistic analysis of the novellas comprising Different Seasons.
With brief seasonal subtitles, Different Seasons (1982) attempts to bind together...
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In the following essay, Davis explores King's treatment of childhood in his short fiction and novels.
The child in adult life is defenceless And if he is grown-up, knows it, And the grown-up lo...
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In the following essay, Cassuto finds parallels between “The Raft” and the slasher-film genre, and views the mysterious monster in the story as an embodiment of the vagina dentata.
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In the following essay, DeCuir examines the themes of childbirth and horror in King's “The Reach.”
In “A Dream of New Life: Stephen King's Pet Sematary as a Variant ...
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In the following essay, Sanders relates King's story “The Monkey” to the film Forbidden Planet, in its psychic personification of the human id or subconscious.
Considering how muc...
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Stephen King, one of America's most famous horror writers, has published best sellers throughout his lifetime; he focuses on the supernatural in his books. From 1973 to the present day, he has writ...
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Who do you think is the best and most well known horror writer of today's world? If Stephen King does not come to mind then you must not be well educated on horror literature. King's early hardships...
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What do you really know about Stephen King? Stephen King is a short story and horror novelist, and one of the best of his kind. He uses a unique story plot along with equally unique characters. Most ...
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"Flex. The bureau rose into the air, trembled for a moment, and then rose until it nearly touched the ceiling. She lowered it. Lifted it. Lowered it. Now the bed, complete with her weight. Up. ...
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King, Stephen (1948—)
Stephen King - (1947 -)
Gabriela Mistral
Lucila Godoy Alcayaga
Stephen King
Ben P. Indick
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