Clive Barker's Short Stories: Imagination as Metaphor in the Books of Blood and Other Works

by Gary Hoppenstand

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786493550
• ISBN13: 9780786493555
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher