Ramsey Campbell: Critical Essays on the Modern Master of Horror - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0810892979 ISBN 13: 9780810892972

Casa editrice: Scarecrow Pr, 2013

Riassunto

This is a collection of critical essays on Ramsey Campbell, author of several award-winning stories and novels in the fields of fantasy and horror, including To Wake the Dead, Incarnate, and Grin of the Dark.

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L'autore:

Gary William Crawfordhas edited the journal Gothic (1979–1987), the horror poetry magazine Night Songs (1991–1997), and the online journal Le Fanu Studies. The author of books on Ramsey Campbell (1988) and Robert Aickman (2003) and a bibliography of J. Sheridan Le Fanu (1995), Crawford is also the founder and editor of Gothic Press.

Product Description:

As the author of more than two dozen novels and hundreds of short stories, as well as essays, reviews, and columns, Ramsey Campbell is one of the most prolific writers in the field of horror literature. The consistently high level of quality in his work has resulted in every major award that weird fiction has to offer, including the Grand Master Award of the World Horror Convention, the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Horror Writers Association, and the Living Legend Award of the International Horror Guild. Strangely, though, relatively little criticism has been written about Campbell. In Ramsey Campbell: Critical Essays on the Modern Master of Horror, Gary William Crawford has assembled a collection of articles that examine the work of one of weird fiction's most revered writers. These essays looks at a number of elements that characterize Campbell's stories and novels, including comparisons to H.P. Lovecraft, who was an early inspiration; Campbell's modern variations of Gothic fiction; his concept of evil; religious subtext in his fiction; and how adversities Campbell has faced have shaped his life and his work. In all, these essays pay homage to Campbell's painstaking craftsmanship and show that there is much to be mined in his fiction. Because Campbell is so important in the genre of horror literature, this book serves as a much needed affirmation of his work. It will be of interest to scholars of supernatural fiction in general, but also to devoted fans of this major figure in weird fiction.

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• Editore: Scarecrow Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0810892979
• ISBN 13: 9780810892972
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 194
• Redattore: Crawford Gary William