Respecting The Stand: A Critical Analysis of Stephen King's Apocalpytic Novel

Jenifer Paquette

Respecting The Stand: A Critical Analysis of Stephen King's Apocalpytic Novel
Format
Paperback
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc
Country
United States
Published
8 May 2012
Pages
191
ISBN
9780786470013

Respecting The Stand: A Critical Analysis of Stephen King’s Apocalpytic Novel

Jenifer Paquette

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Many academics dismiss Stephen King as a mere genre writer, an over-glorified bestseller who appeals to the masses, but lacks literary merit. This critical analysis of King’s epic novel The Stand makes a case for the horror master as a literary writer. A careful consideration of The Stand’s abstract themes, characters, setting, and text reveals how King’s work brims with the literary techniques that critics expect of a serious writer and the haunting questions that mark enduring literature. A thoughtful deliberation on so-called
escapist
fiction in the world of literature as well as an informed examination of one of King’s most famous books, this work paves the way for future studies of other King novels.

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