Stephen King: America's Storyteller

This analysis of the work of Stephen King explores the distinctly American fears and foibles that King has celebrated, condemned, and generally examined in the course of his wildly successful career.

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Chronology	p. xv
The Writer's Life: A Stephen King Biography	p. 1
Tracing the Influences: Regional and Literary	p. 25
Institutions and Institutionalization: Evil's Design and Heroic Rebellion	p. 53
Sex with Consequences: Sexuality and Its Discontents	p. 75
Why The Shining Still Matters: Revisiting and Reinterpreting the Novel and Films	p. 91
Challenging Gender Stereotypes: King's Evolving Women	p. 123
Gothic Western Epic Fantasy: Encompassing The Dark Tower	p. 149
Works Cited	p. 171
Index	p. 179
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