{"product_id":"the-many-lives-of-it-9781476680187","title":"The Many Lives of It","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   After its publication in 1986, Stephen King''s novel \u003ci\u003eIt\u003c\/i\u003e sparked sequels, remakes, parodies and solidified an entire genre: clown horror. Decades later, director Andy Muschietti revitalized King''s popular novel, smashing all box office expectations with the release of his 2017 film \u003ci\u003eIt\u003c\/i\u003e. At the time of its release, the movie set the record for the world''s highest-grossing horror film. Examining the legacy of the controversial cult novel, the 2017 box office sensation and other incarnations of the demonic clown Pennywise, this collection of never-before-published essays covers the franchise from a variety of perspectives. Topics include examinations of the carnivalesque in both the novel and films, depictions of sexuality and theology in the book, and manifestations of patriarchy and the franchise, among other diverse subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments v\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword (Joe Mynhardt) 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction (Ron Riekki) 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart One: The Novel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"He hits his fists against the post\": Stuttering Bill, Trauma \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand the Protective Power of the Imagination in Stephen King's It (Hayley Mitchell Haugen) 9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeven Children and It: Stephen King's It as Children's Story (Cory R. Goehring) 18\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClowning Around: The Carnivalesque and Stephen King's \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNovel It (Katherine A. Troyer) 32\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoing It: Sex and the Monster (Dominick Grace) 44\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"The turtle can't help us\": Evil, Enchantment and the Magic \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eof Faith in Stephen King's It (Gregory Stevenson) 56\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart Two: Television and Film\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChanging Mike, Changing History: Erasing ­African-America \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ein It (2017) (Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr. ) 71\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Best Not to Look Back\": Monstrosity, Medium and Genre \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ein Tommy Lee Wallace's It (1990) (June Pulliam) 84\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStephen King, Endings and the Unburdening of It (Jason V. Brock) 95\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Disturbing Appeal of Pennywise (Michelle Leigh Gompf) 109\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDerry's Subterranean Carnival in Stephen King's It (Conny Lippert) 120\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatriarchy and Abject Horror in Stephen King's It: Young Beverly Marsh's Search for Subjectivity (Ralph Beliveau and Laura ­Bolf-Beliveau) 134\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Page to Screen: Troubled Domestic Space in the It Franchise (Rebecca Janicker) 147\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Truth Inside the Lie: It and the Evolution of the Serial Killer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(Rebecca Frost) 159\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWuh-We Do It: The Losers' Club and Collaborative Leadership \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ein It (André Loiselle) 169\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Clown Will Eat You Now (Brian W. Smith) 181\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix: Interview with Erik Junnola (Ron Riekki) 188\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Contributors 193\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex 197\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040470565207,"sku":"9781476680187","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-many-lives-of-it-9781476680187","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}