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THE MODERN WEIRD TALE
A CRITIQUE OF HORROR FICTION |
By: |
S. T. Joshi |
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ISBN 10: |
078640986X |
ISBN 13: |
9780786409860 |
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Publisher: |
MCFARLAND & CO INC |
Pub. date: |
8 March, 2001 |
Pages: |
304 |
Description: |
This is a study of many of the leading writers of horror and supernatural fiction since World War II. Its primary purpose is to establish a canon of weird literature, and to distinguish the genuinely meritorious writers from those who have obtained merely transient popular renown. |
Synopsis: |
The august art of horror fiction, with its oral roots going back to prehistory, remains a very popular genre. Its most prolific modern writers are examined in this work, which begins with an introduction to horror fiction and a discussion about how it has been dealt with by the critics. The author provides his own literary criticism of the writings of well-known authors such as Stephen King and Anne Rice, among others. Divided into five segments - Shirley Jackson: Domestic Horror; The Persistence of Supernaturalism; Ramsey Campbell: The Fiction of Paranoia; The Alternatives to Supernaturalism; and Pseudo-, Quasi-, and Anti-Weird Fiction - this work takes a close look at writers who have worked extensively in horror fiction and examines themes that often operate in this genre. |
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bibliography, notes |
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US |
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McFarland & Co Inc |
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