Respecting The Stand
Many academics dismiss Stephen King as a mere genre writer, an over-glorified bestseller who appeals to the masses, but lacks literary merit. This critical analysis of King''s epic novel The Stand makes a case for the horror master as a literary writer. A careful consideration of The Stand''s abstract themes, characters, setting, and text reveals how King''s work brims with the literary techniq...
Many academics dismiss Stephen King as a mere genre writer, an over-glorified bestseller who appeals to the masses, but lacks literary merit. This critical analysis of King''s epic novel The Stand makes a case for the horror master as a literary writer. A careful consideration of The Stand''s abstract themes, characters, setting, and text reveals how King''s work brims with the literary techniq...
