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- catalog abstract "In this critical appraisal of the novels created by the contemporary queen of the Gothic, Bette B. Roberts argues that Anne Rice is more than a "popular" writer. Reinventing the vampire figure to reflect on the human condition, Rice is both philosopher and social commentator. Her vampires are a far cry from the leering, black-caped caricature on a lonely quest for blood. Unique in the history of vampire lore, they are a feeling community of creatures, each driven by the very human needs for power, recognition, a sense of purpose, and love. Roberts traces the history of Gothic fiction and places Rice in the rich tradition of those writers who have used the genre to undertake what one scholar calls "a searching analysis of human concerns." Like Mary Shelley in Frankenstein and Bram Stoker in Dracula, Rice uses the supernatural to explore the realms of human experience that disturb or confuse. For many writers of Gothic fiction - including Rice - this has meant examining the nature of evil, of sexuality, of death, of the unconscious. Rice adds to her inquiry the existential, modernist quest for meaning in a complex, impassive world. This quest, as well as Rice's fascination with the imagery of the Catholic church, her belief in the transforming power of sexual engagement, and her use of place as a metaphor for her characters' states of mind, appears in varying degrees in all of Rice's work: the Gothic fiction (the four books that compose The Vampire Chronicles as well as the nonvampiric tales of the supernatural), the historical novels, even the erotica, which Rice first published under pseudonyms. Throughout her analysis Roberts cites the influence of Rice's life on her writing, particularly her Catholic girlhood, her marriage of more than 30 years to poet Stan Rice, the loss of the couple's five-year-old daughter to leukemia, and Rice's attachment to certain locales, especially San Francisco, where she attended college and graduate school, and New Orleans, where she now lives with her husband and son. Roberts provides a plot synopsis for each of Rice's novels through The Tale of the Body Thief published in 1992, and subjects each to analysis of Rice's narrative technique, use of language, character development, and thematic concerns. Hers is the first book to offer a critical assessment of the body of Rice's work. While some critics still dismiss Rice's efforts as the near-equivalent of dime-store novels in Bram Stoker's nineteenth century, Roberts argues that Rice has proved herself more than capable of proffering rich material for scholarly investigation as well as the private pleasures of a good read.".
- catalog contributor b6495364.
- catalog coverage "Louisiana In literature.".
- catalog created "c1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "c1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
- catalog description "Ch. 1. Rice's Life and Art: Liberation in the Savage Garden -- Ch. 2. Rice and the Gothic Tradition -- Ch. 3. Interview with the Vampire -- Ch. 4. The Vampire Lestat -- Ch. 5. The Queen of the Damned -- Ch. 6. The Tale of the Body Thief -- Ch. 7. The Mummy or Ramses the Damned and the Witching Hour -- Ch. 8. The Historical Novels -- Ch. 9. The Erotic Fiction -- Ch. 10. Conclusion.".
- catalog description "In this critical appraisal of the novels created by the contemporary queen of the Gothic, Bette B. Roberts argues that Anne Rice is more than a "popular" writer. Reinventing the vampire figure to reflect on the human condition, Rice is both philosopher and social commentator. Her vampires are a far cry from the leering, black-caped caricature on a lonely quest for blood.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-167) and index.".
- catalog description "Rice adds to her inquiry the existential, modernist quest for meaning in a complex, impassive world.".
- catalog description "Roberts provides a plot synopsis for each of Rice's novels through The Tale of the Body Thief published in 1992, and subjects each to analysis of Rice's narrative technique, use of language, character development, and thematic concerns. Hers is the first book to offer a critical assessment of the body of Rice's work.".
- catalog description "Roberts traces the history of Gothic fiction and places Rice in the rich tradition of those writers who have used the genre to undertake what one scholar calls "a searching analysis of human concerns." Like Mary Shelley in Frankenstein and Bram Stoker in Dracula, Rice uses the supernatural to explore the realms of human experience that disturb or confuse. For many writers of Gothic fiction - including Rice - this has meant examining the nature of evil, of sexuality, of death, of the unconscious.".
- catalog description "This quest, as well as Rice's fascination with the imagery of the Catholic church, her belief in the transforming power of sexual engagement, and her use of place as a metaphor for her characters' states of mind, appears in varying degrees in all of Rice's work: the Gothic fiction (the four books that compose The Vampire Chronicles as well as the nonvampiric tales of the supernatural), the historical novels, even the erotica, which Rice first published under pseudonyms.".
- catalog description "Throughout her analysis Roberts cites the influence of Rice's life on her writing, particularly her Catholic girlhood, her marriage of more than 30 years to poet Stan Rice, the loss of the couple's five-year-old daughter to leukemia, and Rice's attachment to certain locales, especially San Francisco, where she attended college and graduate school, and New Orleans, where she now lives with her husband and son.".
- catalog description "Unique in the history of vampire lore, they are a feeling community of creatures, each driven by the very human needs for power, recognition, a sense of purpose, and love.".
- catalog description "While some critics still dismiss Rice's efforts as the near-equivalent of dime-store novels in Bram Stoker's nineteenth century, Roberts argues that Rice has proved herself more than capable of proffering rich material for scholarly investigation as well as the private pleasures of a good read.".
- catalog extent "xii, 173 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Anne Rice.".
- catalog identifier "0805739610".
- catalog isFormatOf "Anne Rice.".
- catalog isPartOf "Twayne's United States authors series ; TUSAS 644".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "c1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Twayne Publishers,".
- catalog relation "Anne Rice.".
- catalog spatial "Louisiana In literature.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "813/.54 20".
- catalog subject "Gothic revival (Literature) United States.".
- catalog subject "Horror tales, American History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "PS3568.I265 Z85 1994".
- catalog subject "Rice, Anne, 1941- Criticism and interpretation.".
- catalog subject "Vampires in literature.".
- catalog subject "Witchcraft in literature.".
- catalog subject "Women and literature United States History 20th century.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Ch. 1. Rice's Life and Art: Liberation in the Savage Garden -- Ch. 2. Rice and the Gothic Tradition -- Ch. 3. Interview with the Vampire -- Ch. 4. The Vampire Lestat -- Ch. 5. The Queen of the Damned -- Ch. 6. The Tale of the Body Thief -- Ch. 7. The Mummy or Ramses the Damned and the Witching Hour -- Ch. 8. The Historical Novels -- Ch. 9. The Erotic Fiction -- Ch. 10. Conclusion.".
- catalog title "Anne Rice / Bette B. Roberts.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".