| The Gothic World of Anne Rice Contributor(s): Hoppenstand, Gary (Editor) |
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ISBN: 087972708X ISBN-13: 9780879727086 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press OUR PRICE: $20.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 1996 Annotation: This anthology argues for the serious study of the literary oeuvre of Anne Rice, a major figure in today's popular literature. The essays assert that Rice expands the conventions of the horror genre's formula to examine important social issues. Like a handful of authors working in this genre, Rice manipulates its otherwise predictable narrative structures so that a larger, more interesting cultural mythology can be developed. Rice searches for philosophical truth, examining themes of good and evil, the influence on people and society of both nature and nurture, and the conflict and dependence of humanism and science. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Books & Reading - Literary Criticism | Gothic & Romance |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| LCCN: 96-20467 |
| Lexile Measure: 1310 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9" (0.80 lbs) 268 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This anthology argues for the serious study of the literary oeuvre of Anne Rice, a major figure in today's popular literature. The essays assert that Rice expands the conventions of the horror genre's formula to examine important social issues. Like a handful of authors working in this genre, Rice manipulates its otherwise predictable narrative structures so that a larger, more interesting cultural mythology can be developed. Rice searches for philosophical truth, examining themes of good and evil, the influence on people and society of both nature and nurture, and the conflict and dependence of humanism and science. |