Clive Barker by Sorcha Ni Fhlainn

Clive Barker by Sorcha Ni Fhlainn

A necessary and timely study of Barkers influence in dark fantasy, gothic and horror studies. The book features twelve groundbreaking essays on Barkers creative legacy and influence, and reevaluates his celebrated and lesser known works in fiction, film and visual art, from the Books of Blood (198485) to The Scarlet Gospels (2015). -- .

'No less boundary-crossing and boundary-pushing than the fantastique oeuvre of its subject matter, Sorcha Ní Fhlainn’s edited collection ranges superbly across Clive Barker’s dark fiction, films, fandom, theme park experiences, action figures, and "anti-horror"It is unafraid to provoke critical debate, alert to established ways of reading Barker, and sometimes even wary of the entrapping danger of a celebratory blurb or endorsement. But have no fear, because I have seen the future of scholarly work on Clive Barker… and its name is Dark Imaginer.'
Professor Matt Hills, author of Fan Cultures and The Pleasures of Horror

This collection of essays provides a fascinating account of the work of writer, director and artist Clive Barker. Barker emerges as an important, complex and challenging figure whose fantasy-based outputs across various media forms are capable of sustaining a range of critical approaches and treatments. It might be argued that the most significant and influential part of Barker’s career lies in the 1980s and 1990s, but the collection also finds interesting and provocative things to say about the work done by Barker since that period. I do not doubt that Clive Barker – Dark Imaginer will find its place in the burgeoning fantasy, gothic and horror studies scene.
Peter Hutchings, Professor of Film Studies, Northumbria University

‘All in all, Dark Imaginer fills the gap in the academictreatment of Barker’s works and gives a good overview of his beauty marks,warts and all.’
Dejan Ognjanovic, Ninth Circle

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Sorcha Ní Fhlainn is Senior Lecturer in Film Studies and American Literature, and a founding member of the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University

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ISBN 13	9781526135698
ISBN 10	1526135698
Title	Clive Barker
Author	Sorcha Ni Fhlainn
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Manchester University Press
Year published	2018-08-21
Number of pages	264
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