| Excavating Stephen King: A Darwinist Hermeneutic Study of the Fiction Contributor(s): Anderson, James Arthur (Author) |
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ISBN: 1793628629 ISBN-13: 9781793628626 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $115.83 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Modern - General - Philosophy | Hermeneutics - Literary Criticism | Horror & Supernatural |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| LCCN: 2020944424 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.21 lbs) 258 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Excavating Stephen King: A Darwinist Hermeneutic Study of the Fiction combines approaches from science and literary theory to examine the canon of Stephen King's fiction work in a single critical study. James Arthur Anderson has devised the concept of Darwinist Hermeneutics as a critical tool to combine evolutionary psychology, neuroscience, biology, and literary Darwinism with other more conventional critical theory, including structuralism, narratology, semiotics, and linguistic analysis. Using this theory, Anderson examines King's works in terms of archetypes and mythology, human universals, affective emotions, and the organization of story to create maximum suspense. This method brings new insights into King's stories and broader implications for storytelling as a whole. |