Stephen King: A Literary Companion (McFarland Literary Companions, 11)

This companion provides a two-part introduction to best-selling author Stephen King, whose enormous popularity over the years has gained him an audience well beyond readers of horror fiction, the genre with which is most often associated. Part I considers the reception of King's work, the film adaptations that they gave rise to, the fictional worlds in which some of his novels are set, and the more useful approaches to King's varied corpus. Part II consists of entries for each series, novel, story, screenplay and even poem, including works never published or produced, as well as characters and settings. The book won the 2011 Bram Stoker Award ® for Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction from the Horror Writers Association. [Best-selling author Stephen King has created some of the most famous tales of the 20th century; some of the best-known characters in both fiction and the screen; and his works have been transformed into popular films. This book is the first guide to reading and accessing Stephen King for fans and scholars alike. It examines the enormous popularity of King, the worlds he has created, the films made from his work, and provides a primer to reading his fiction. A detailed encyclopedic entry is provided for each of his written works, in addition to lead characters and locations. An indispensable guide to one of the most popular novelists of all time.]

This companion provides a two-part introduction to best-selling author Stephen King, whose enormous popularity over the years has gained him an audience well beyond readers of horror fiction, the genre with which is most often associated. Part I considers the reception of King's work, the film adaptations that they gave rise to, the fictional worlds in which some of his novels are set, and the more useful approaches to King's varied corpus. Part II consists of entries for each series, novel, story, screenplay and even poem, including works never published or produced, as well as characters and settings.

This companion provides a two-part introduction to best-selling author Stephen King, whose enormous popularity over the years has gained him an audience well beyond readers of horror fiction, the genre with which he is most often associated. Part I considers the reception of King's work, the film adaptations that they gave rise to, the fictional worlds in which some of his novels are set, and the more useful approaches to King's varied corpus. Part II consists of entries for each series, novel, story, screenplay and even poem, including works never published or produced, as well as characters and settings. & Quot;Part I considers the reception of best-selling author Stephen King's work, the film adaptations, the fictional worlds of his novels, and the more useful approaches to King's varied corpus. Part II consists of entries for each series, novel, story, screenplay and even poem, including works never published or produced, as well as characters and settings"--Provided by publisher Provides a guide to reading and accessing Stephen King for fans and scholars alike. It examines the enormous popularity of King, the worlds he has created, the films made from his work, and provides a primer to reading his fiction. A detailed encyclopaedic entry is provided for each of his written works, in addition to lead characters and locations.