{"product_id":"shirley-jackson","title":"Shirley Jackson","description":"\u003cp\u003e2021 Bram Stoker Awards(R) Nominee for Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the short story «The Lottery» to the masterworks \u003cem\u003eThe Haunting of Hill House\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWe Have Always Lived in the Castle\u003c\/em\u003e, Shirley Jackson’s popular, often bestselling works experimented with popular generic forms (melodrama, folktale, horror, the Gothic, and the Weird) to create a uniquely apocalyptic vision of America and its contradictions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a Foreword by award-winning Jackson biographer Ruth Franklin, this collection features comprehensive critical engagement with Jackson’s works, including those that have received less scholarly attention. Among these are the novels \u003cem\u003eThe Road Through the Wall\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Bird’s Nest\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eHangsaman\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as Jackson’s historical study, \u003cem\u003eThe Witchcraft of Salem Village\u003c\/em\u003e. Also included are essays on Jackson’s darkly humorous collections \u003cem\u003eLife Among the Savages\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRaising Demons\u003c\/em\u003e, on Stephen King’s «literary friendship» with Jackson, on the little-known film adaptations \u003cem\u003eLizzie\u003c\/em\u003e (1957) and \u003cem\u003eHosszú Alkony\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eLong Twilight\u003c\/em\u003e) (1997), and the first-ever extended analysis devoted to Jackson’s unpublished satirical cartoon sketches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe collection’s five sections focus on Jackson’s style, key themes, and influence; her politics and poetics of space; her treatment of the «monstrous» mother and monstrousness of motherhood; her representations of outsiders and minorities; and moving-image adaptations of her work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang International Academic Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54224185590104,"sku":"9781800790711","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781800790711.jpg?v=1779162349","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/shirley-jackson","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}