Writing horror and the body : the fiction of Stephen King, Clive Barker, and Anne Rice /

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Author / Creator:Badley, Linda.
Imprint:Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1996.
Description:xiv, 183 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Contributions to the study of popular culture, 0198-9871 ; no. 51
Subject:King, Stephen, -- 1947- -- Criticism and interpretation.
Barker, Clive, -- 1952- -- Criticism and interpretation.
Rice, Anne, -- 1941- -- Criticism and interpretation.
Barker, Clive, -- 1952-
King, Stephen, -- 1947-
Rice, Anne, -- 1941-
Horror tales, American -- History and criticism.
Horror tales, English -- History and criticism.
Human body in literature.
Horror tales, American.
Horror tales, English.
Human body in literature.
Popular literature.
English-speaking countries.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2522353
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ISBN:0313297169 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-166), filmography (p. [167]-170) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Flesh Made Word
  • Ch. 2. The Sin Eater: Orality, Postliteracy, and the Early Stephen King
  • Ch. 3. Stephen King Viewing the Body
  • Ch. 4. Clive Barker Writing (from) the Body
  • Ch. 5. Transfigured Vampires: Anne Rice.