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Clive Barker's Short Stories

Imagination as Metaphor in the Books of Blood and Other Works
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Unlike other horror fiction and fantasy writers, Clive Barker is true to the literary heritage of the genre. Though aware of the importance of entertainment in his writing, he embraces the traditional formulas of horror fiction and builds upon them, all the while alluding to the works of Dante, Poe, Mary Shelley, and others. The complexity of Barker's writing is best evidenced in the six volume Books of Blood . Many of these short stories are entertaining ""hair raisers""; yet they do not revel in gratuitous violence, instead relying on style and a masterful sense of language to entertain. This detailed study analyses the significant themes in Barker's writing, placing him in the British Gothic tradition of Marlowe, Saki and others.

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Award winner Gary Hoppenstand is a professor of American Studies teaching in the department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. He is the editor-in-chief of The Journal of Popular Culture and lives in Holt, Michigan.
Release date Australia
November 30th, 2013
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  • General (US: Trade)
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Pages
231
Dimensions
152x229x18
ISBN-13
9780786493555
Product ID
21732548

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