Stephen King America's Storyteller by TonyMagistrale Hardcover, 181 Pages, Published 2009 by Praeger ISBN-13: 978-0-313-35228-7, ISBN: 0-313-35228-3
"This analysis of the work of Stephen King explores the distinctly American fears and foibles that King has celebrated, condemned, and generally examined in the course of his wildly successful career.Stephen King: America's Storyteller explores the particular American-ness of Stephen King's work. It is the first major examination to follow this defining theme through King's 40-year career, from his earliest writings to his most recent no ..."
"Edgar Allan Poe is a popular author, and students have often read his work by the time they reach the college or university classroom. His writings have inspired film, television, and musical adaptations--sources for much of students' knowledge about Poe. Thus the challenge for teachers is to reacquaint students with Poe as a complex literary figure. This volume equips teachers with the tools necessary to meet that challenge.Part 1 iden ..."
Student Companion to Edgar Allan Poe(1st Edition) (Student Companions to Classic Writers) by TonyMagistrale Hardcover, 160 Pages, Published 2001 by Greenwood ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30992-2, ISBN: 0-313-30992-2
"The contributions of Edgar Allan Poe have withstood the test of time; his best poems and fiction are more popular and carry greater significance now than they did during his own era. This highly readable introduction to the life, times, and major works of Poe offers fresh interpretations of timeless masterpieces like The Raven and The Purloined Letter. Carefully considering important thematic elements as well as genre, this book organiz ..."
Stephen King - Second Decade(1st Edition) 'Danse Macabre' to 'The Dark Half' (United States Authors Series) by TonyMagistrale, Anthony S. Magistrale Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 1992 by Twayne Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-8057-3957-2, ISBN: 0-8057-3957-2
"Twaynes United States Authors Series presents concise critical introductions to great writers and their works.Devoted to critical interpretation and discussion of an authors work, each study takes account of major literary trends and important scholarly contributions and provides new critical insights with an original point of view. An Authors Series volumeaddresses readers ranging from advanced high school students to university profes ..."
The Shawshank Experience(1st Edition) Tracking the History of the World's Favorite Movie by Maura Grady, TonyMagistrale Hardcover, 216 Pages, Published 2016 by Palgrave Macmillan ISBN-13: 978-1-137-53213-8, ISBN: 1-137-53213-0
"This book features an in-depth analysis of the world’s most popular movie, The Shawshank Redemption, delving into issues such as: the significance of race in the film, its cinematic debt to earlier genres, the gothic influences at work in the movie, and the representation of Andy’s poster art as cross-gendered signifiers. In addition to exploring the film and novella from which it was adapted, this book also traces the history of the Oh ..."
"I read the poems of What She Said About Love with a growing sense of their achievement, their expression of a particular and valuable voice. Here is a poet who understands that The act of casting shape from chaos / breeds enemies. That refers to Michaelangelo, but it stands in for the poet generally, and especially one of who has Tony Magistrale's gifts. Poetry is the enemy of bland, boring, mass-produced speech. It is language intensif ..."
"?? [[ Best known as the author of imaginative short fiction, such as The Fall of the House of Usher and The Cask of Amontillado, and as the author of hauntingly sonorous poems such as The Raven, Edgar Allan Poe was a leading practitioner of the American Gothic and helped popularize the short story as a genre. This reference work assembles in dictionary format a complete and current body of information on Poe's life and work. More than 1 ..."
The Films of Stephen King From Carrie to Secret Window by TonyMagistrale Hardcover, 236 Pages, Published 2008 by Palgrave Macmillan ISBN-13: 978-0-230-60131-4, ISBN: 0-230-60131-6
"Over seventy-five films have been made based either on Stephen King narratives or screen/teleplay scripts that King himself authored-yet this body of work has received very little scholarly attention. The Films of Stephen King is the first collection of essays assembled on the cinematic adaptations of Stephen King. The individual chapters, written by cinema, television, and cultural studies scholars, examine the most important films fro ..."
Hollywood's Stephen King(1st Edition) by TonyMagistrale Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2003 by Palgrave Macmillan ISBN-13: 978-0-312-29320-8, ISBN: 0-312-29320-8
"For the past three decades, Hollywood has faithfully adapted much of Stephen King's fiction into film. Of the many major films that have been made, not one has lost money. Part of this may be explained in terms of King's own popularity in American culture; he has been, after all, a best-selling writer since the late 1970s. But more interesting is what this cinematic fascination reveals about postmodern American culture. In the first ov ..."
"Like a number of other writers, Tony Magistrale and Michael A. Morrison are inclined to use the word gothic more or less interchangeably with horror. In their well-written introduction to this anthology of critical essays they point out differences between the gothic works of the period they're covering (1970 to about 1995) and the 18th-century gothics: the physical trappings of tunnels, staircases, enclosed spaces, if present at all, a ..."
"The Modern Stephen King Canon: Beyond Horror is a collection of essays focused on the more recent writings of Stephen King, including Revival, 11/22/63, and a selection of short stories by the “Master of the Macabre.” The authors write about King works that have received little critical attention and aim to open up doorways of analysis and insight that will help readers gain a stronger appreciation for the depth and detail within King’s ..."
"As Thomas Monteleone suggests, "If you take away the interesting, well-drawn
characters in King's novels and stories, you have some pretty ordinary tales" (241
) . As the reader becomes more involved in the moral and physical struggles of
King's protagonists, she both escapes from her world for a little while, and yet
also sees that same world projected back at her with startling revelations. This is
King's great skill: the ability ..."
"CHAPTER TEN Beyond Armageddon: Stephen King's The Stand and the Post-
Catastrophic World in Speculative Fiction Steven E. Kagle Stephen King's The
Stand is part of an ancient tradition. The prophesy and resulting fear of a divinely
ordained catastrophe is as old as civilization, appearing in the oldest tales. All of
the major religions have some apocalyptic material in their sacred writings. Most
of these examples follow a common pa ..."
The Shining Reader (Starmont Studies in Literary Criticism) by TonyMagistrale Hardcover, 220 Pages, Published 1991 by Borgo Pr ISBN-13: 978-1-55742-107-4, ISBN: 1-55742-107-2
The Dark Descent Essays Defining Stephen King's Horrorscape (Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction & Fantasy) by Editor-TonyMagistrale, Joseph A. Citro Hardcover, 248 Pages, Published 1992 by Praeger ISBN-13: 978-0-313-27297-4, ISBN: 0-313-27297-2