Gary Hoppenstand

The Gothic World of Anne Rice Gary Hoppenstand

Marc Notes: Avail. in cloth at $45.95 Golden Age British mystery author. Publisher Marketing: An anthology that argues for the serious study of the literary oeuvre of Anne Rice. The essays assert that Rice expands the conventions of the horror genre's formula to examine important social issues. She searches for philosophical truth, examining themes of good and evil, the influence on people and society of both nature and nurture.

Contributor Bio:  Hoppenstand, Gary Edwin L. Arnold (1857-1935) was the author of several books, including "Lepidus the Centurion: A Roman of Today," Richard A. Lupoff is the author of "Claremont Tales" and "Circumpolar: A Novel," Gary Hoppenstand is a professor of American thought and language at Michigan State University. He is the author of "Clive Barker's Short Stories: Imagination as Metaphor in the Books of Blood and Other Works" and the editor of "Popular Fiction: An Anthology," which won the Popular Culture Association's National Book Award. Contributor Bio:  Browne, Ray Broadus Browne is the founding chair of the Department of Popular Culture at Bowling Green State University, he lives in Bowling Green, Ohio.