{"title":"Gary Hoppenstand","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"gothic-world-of-anne-rice-book-gary-c-hoppenstand-9780879727086","title":"The Gothic World of Anne Rice","description":"This anthology argues for the serious study of the literary oeuvre of Anne Rice, a major figure in today's popular literature. The essays assert that Rice expands the conventions of the horror genre's formula to examine important social issues. Like a handful of authors working in this genre, Rice manipulates its otherwise predictable narrative structures so that a larger, more interesting cultural mythology can be developed. Rice searches for philosophical truth, examining themes of good and evil, the influence on people and society of both nature and nurture, and the conflict and dependence of humanism and science.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50170489340177,"sku":"CIN087972708XG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51009266614545,"sku":"NIN9780879727086","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51728180347153,"sku":"CIN087972708XVG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52327191347473,"sku":"NLS9780879727086","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/087972708X.jpg?v=1763473611"},{"product_id":"perilous-escapades-book-gary-hoppenstand-9781476670553","title":"Perilous Escapades","description":"Adventure fiction is one of the easiest narrative forms to recognize but one of the hardest to define because of its overlap with many other genres. This collection of essays attempts to characterize adventure fiction through the exploration of key elements--such as larger-than-life characters and imperialistic ideas--in the genre's 19th- and 20th-century British and American works like The Scarlet Pimpernel by Orczy and Captain Blood by Sabatini. The author explores the cultural and literary impact of such works, presenting forgotten classics in a new light.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50384035578129,"sku":"CIN1476670552G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52479682674961,"sku":"NLS9781476670553","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1476670552.jpg?v=1750859552"},{"product_id":"popular-fiction-book-gary-hoppenstand-9780321011640","title":"Popular Fiction","description":"This unique anthology offers the best of popular fiction - 45 short stories and one short novel - that highlight the major genres of popular writing including: horror, fiction, romance, science fiction, detective stories and adventure. Supporting this definitive collection of stories are ten non fiction essays written by well-known authors discussing some of the key elements for writing in each genre.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50478261633297,"sku":"CIN0321011643G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51334865060113,"sku":"CIN0321011643VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":51702267248913,"sku":"CIN0321011643A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0321011643.jpg?v=1751291965"},{"product_id":"gothic-world-of-stephen-king-book-university-of-wisconsin-press-9780879724108","title":"The Gothic World of Stephen King","description":"Stephen King's popularity lies in his ability to reinterpret the standard Gothic tale in new and exciting ways. Through his eyes, the conventional becomes unconventional and wonderful. King thus creates his own Gothic world and then interprets it for us. This book analyzes King's interpretations and his mastery of popular literature. The essays discuss adolescent revolt, the artist as survivor, the vampire in popular literature, and more.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51009379533073,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51009382154513,"sku":"NIN9780879724108","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52589120979217,"sku":"NLS9780879724108","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0879724102.jpg?v=1763221537"},{"product_id":"clive-barker-s-short-stories-book-gary-hoppenstand-9780786493555","title":"Clive Barker's Short Stories","description":"Unlike many 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 analyzes the significant themes in Barker's writing, placing him in the British Gothic tradition of Marlowe, Saki and others.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52516384833809,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52516385194257,"sku":"NLS9780786493555","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780786493555.jpg?v=1760502658"},{"product_id":"early-thrillers-of-dean-koontz-book-gary-hoppenstand-9780786434527","title":"The Early Thrillers of Dean Koontz","description":"Born into poverty with an abusive home life, Dean Koontz found a respite in books. As he began a writing career in the late 1960s, Koontz began injecting the dark experiences of his own life into his literature, and autobiography became a central thematic element of his thrillers, science fiction and horror stories. Even Koontz's earliest pieces, like Star Quest and Demon Seed, are tapestries of raw, varied and energetic storylines equally as worthy of examination as his later popular novels.     This compilation of essays examines the fiction of Dean Koontz, from his earliest literary efforts in the 1960s and '70s to his emergence as a bestselling author of suspense. Written by some of the top experts in popular culture studies, these essays will appeal to the many fans of Dean Koontz's work, as well as to general readers of popular thrillers. It is the first study to approach the evolution of major themes and intricacies in Koontz's early career as a bestselling author.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52533187641617,"sku":"NLS9780786434527","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780786434527.jpg?v=1760664024"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-gary-hoppenstand.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}