Writing Horror and the Body: The Fiction of Stephen King, Clive Barker, and Anne Rice

by Linda Badley and Linda Badley

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In this sequel to Film, Horror, and the Body Fantastic, Badley examines horror fiction as a fantastic genre in which images of the body and the self are articulated and modified. Badley places horror fiction in its cultural context, drawing important connections to theories of gender and sexuality. As our culture places increasing importance on body image, horror fiction has provided a language for imagining the self in new ways--often as ungendered,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0313297169

ISBN13:9780313297168

Release Date:June 1996

Publisher:Praeger

Length:200 Pages

Weight:1.27 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Related Subjects

Classics Fantasy Genre Fiction History & Criticism Horror Humanities Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Movements & Periods Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy

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