University of South Florida Scholar Commons Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 11-9-2007 Standing Up With The King: A Critical Look At Stephen King's Epic Jenifer Michelle D'Elia University of South Florida Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd Part of the American Studies Commons Scholar Commons Citation D'Elia, Jenifer Michelle, "Standing Up With The King: A Critical Look At Stephen King's Epic" (2007). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/692 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Standing Up With The King: A Critical Look At Stephen King's Epic by Jenifer Michelle D'Elia A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Department of English College of Arts and Sciences University of South Florida Major Professor: Phillip Sipiora, Ph.D. Michael Clune, Ph.D. Jay Hopler, M.F.A. Pat Rogers, Ph.D. Date of Approval: November 9, 2007 Keywords: American, Formalist, Horror, Popular Culture, The Stand © Copyright 2007 , Jenifer Michelle D'Elia Dedication To Larry Underwood, for showing that it’s never too late to knit a spine and Stand. Table of Contents Abstract iii Chapter One: Introduction 1 Horror Fiction: Red-Haired Step-child of Fiction 14 King Criticism: