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Author_James Arthur Anderson
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Hermeneutics
horror fiction
literary criticism
Literary darwinism
modern fiction criticism
popular culture
Stephen King
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- ISBN 9781793628626
- Weight: 572g
- Dimensions: 164 x 227mm
- Publication Date: 28 Oct 2020
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Excavating Stephen King: A Darwinist Hermeneutic Study of the Fiction combines approaches from science and literary theory to examine the canon of Stephen King’s fiction work in a single critical study. James Arthur Anderson has devised the concept of Darwinist Hermeneutics as a critical tool to combine evolutionary psychology, neuroscience, biology, and literary Darwinism with other more conventional critical theory, including structuralism, narratology, semiotics, and linguistic analysis. Using this theory, Anderson examines King’s works in terms of archetypes and mythology, human universals, affective emotions, and the organization of story to create maximum suspense. This method brings new insights into King’s stories and broader implications for storytelling as a whole.
James Arthur Anderson is professor of writing and literature at Johnson & Wales University’s North Miami campus.
