{"product_id":"the-linguistics-of-stephen-king-layered-language-and-meaning-in-the-fiction-paperback","title":"The Linguistics of Stephen King: Layered Language and Meaning in the Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Arthur Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Stephen King, \"America's Favorite Boogeyman,\" has sold over 350 million copies of his books, becoming in effect the face of horror fiction. His influence on popular culture has drawn both strong praise and harsh criticism from reviewers and scholars alike. While his popularity cannot be overstated, his work has received relatively little critical attention from the academic world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Examining King's fiction using modern literary theory, this study reveals the unexpected complexity of 22 short stories and novels, from \u003ci\u003eCarrie\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eEnd of Watch\u003c\/i\u003e. The author finds King using fantasy and horror to expose truths about reality and the human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Arthur Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor emeritus at Johnson \u0026amp; Wales University, where he taught writing, literature, and science fiction until his retirement in 2021. He has published book-length critical studies on H.P. Lovecraft, Ray Bradbury and Stephen King, and received The Rocky Wood Memorial Scholarship for Nonfiction from the Horror Writers Association in 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 252\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52966645072179,"sku":"9781476668345","price":78.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/31005Y9pK9781476668345.webp?v=1768639955","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-linguistics-of-stephen-king-layered-language-and-meaning-in-the-fiction-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}