Stephen King's Contemporary Classics

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<span><span>Many readers know Stephen King for his early works of horror, from his fiction debut</span><span>Carrie</span><span> to his blockbuster novels</span><span>The Shining</span><span>,</span><span>The Stand</span><span>, and</span><span>Misery</span><span>, among others. While he continues to be a best-selling author, Kings more recent fiction has not received the kind of critical attention that his books from the 1970s and 1980s enjoyed. Recent novels like</span><span>Duma Key</span><span> and</span><span>1/22/63</span><span> have been marginalized and, arguably, cast aside as anomalies within the authors extensive canon.<br><br>In</span><span>Stephen Kings Contemporary Classics: Reflections on the Modern Master of Horror</span><span>, Philip L. Simpson and Patrick McAleer present a collection of essays that analyze, assess, and critique Kings post-1995 compositions. Purposefully side-stepping studies of earlier work, these essays are arranged into three main parts: the first section examines five King novels published between 2009 and 2013, offering genuinely fresh scholarship on King; the second part looks at the development of Kings distinct brand of horror; the third section departs from probing the</span><span>content</span><span> of Kings writing and instead focuses on Kings</span><span>process</span><span>.<br><br>By concentrating on Kings most recent writings, this collection offers provocative insights into the authors work, featuring essays on</span><span>Dr. Sleep, Duma Key, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Joyland, Under the Dome</span><span>, and others. As such,</span><span>Stephen Kings Contemporary Classics</span><span>will appeal to general fans of the authors work as well as scholars of Stephen King and modern literature.</span></span>

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<span><span>Philip L. Simpson</span><span>serves as the provost of the Titusville campus of Eastern Florida State College. He is the author of</span><span></span><span>Psycho Paths: Tracking the Serial Killer through Contemporary American Film and Fiction</span><span> (2000) and</span><span>Making Murder: The Fiction of Thomas Harris</span><span> (2010).</span></span><br><span></span><br><span><span>Patrick McAleer</span><span> teaches English at Inver Hills Community College in Minnesota and is cochair of the Stephen King Area of the Popular Culture Associations annual national conference. He is the author of</span><span>Inside the Dark Tower Series</span><span> (2009) and</span><span>The Writing Family of Stephen King</span><span> (2011).</span></span>

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