George Garnett
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- September 2008
- ISBN:
- 9780198207931
- eISBN:
- 9780191716775
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198207931.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Medieval History
This book argues that Duke William of Normandy's claim to succeed Edward the Confessor on the throne of England profoundly influenced not only the practice of royal succession, but also played a ...
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This book argues that Duke William of Normandy's claim to succeed Edward the Confessor on the throne of England profoundly influenced not only the practice of royal succession, but also played a large part in creating a novel structure of land tenure, dependent on the king. In these two fundamental respects, the attempt made in the aftermath of the Conquest to demonstrate seamless continuity with Anglo-Saxon England severed almost all continuity. A notable result was a society in which instability in succession at the top exacerbated instability lower down. The first serious attempt to address these problems began when arrangements were made, in 1153, for the succession to King Stephen. Henry II duly succeeded him, but claimed rather to have succeeded his grandfather, Henry I, Stephen's predecessor. Henry II's attempts to demonstrate continuity with his grandfather were modeled on William the Conqueror's treatment of Edward the Confessor. Just as William's fabricated history had been the foundation for the tenurial settlement recorded in Domesday Book, so Henry II's, in a different way, underpinned the early common law procedures which began to undermine aspects of that settlement. The official history of the Conquest played a crucial role not only in creating a new society, but in the development of that society.Less
This book argues that Duke William of Normandy's claim to succeed Edward the Confessor on the throne of England profoundly influenced not only the practice of royal succession, but also played a large part in creating a novel structure of land tenure, dependent on the king. In these two fundamental respects, the attempt made in the aftermath of the Conquest to demonstrate seamless continuity with Anglo-Saxon England severed almost all continuity. A notable result was a society in which instability in succession at the top exacerbated instability lower down. The first serious attempt to address these problems began when arrangements were made, in 1153, for the succession to King Stephen. Henry II duly succeeded him, but claimed rather to have succeeded his grandfather, Henry I, Stephen's predecessor. Henry II's attempts to demonstrate continuity with his grandfather were modeled on William the Conqueror's treatment of Edward the Confessor. Just as William's fabricated history had been the foundation for the tenurial settlement recorded in Domesday Book, so Henry II's, in a different way, underpinned the early common law procedures which began to undermine aspects of that settlement. The official history of the Conquest played a crucial role not only in creating a new society, but in the development of that society.
Mark Blackburn
- Published in print:
- 1994
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198203643
- eISBN:
- 9780191675928
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198203643.003.0006
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Medieval History
This chapter examines the coinage and currency under the reign of King Stephen of England. It suggests that the coinage during King Stephen's reign is one of the most complex and challenging in the ...
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This chapter examines the coinage and currency under the reign of King Stephen of England. It suggests that the coinage during King Stephen's reign is one of the most complex and challenging in the English series. There was an orderly coinage system at the beginning of King Stephen's reign, followed by a loss of royal control over minting in many parts of the country, and then the restoration of the central mint administration towards the end of his reign. This chapter argues that the evidence of civil war is manifest in the coinage showing the extent of baronial independence.Less
This chapter examines the coinage and currency under the reign of King Stephen of England. It suggests that the coinage during King Stephen's reign is one of the most complex and challenging in the English series. There was an orderly coinage system at the beginning of King Stephen's reign, followed by a loss of royal control over minting in many parts of the country, and then the restoration of the central mint administration towards the end of his reign. This chapter argues that the evidence of civil war is manifest in the coinage showing the extent of baronial independence.
J. C. Holt
- Published in print:
- 1994
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198203643
- eISBN:
- 9780191675928
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198203643.003.0010
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Medieval History
This chapter examines the role of the 1153 Treaty of Winchester in the reign of King Stephen of England. The Treaty formally concluded the conflict between King Stephen and Empress Matilda's son ...
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This chapter examines the role of the 1153 Treaty of Winchester in the reign of King Stephen of England. The Treaty formally concluded the conflict between King Stephen and Empress Matilda's son Henry, who would eventually become Henry II, because of the refusal of the armies to join the battle. This chapter contends that the 1153 Treaty had diverse roles in the development of the common law. Some believed it established heritability of the Crown and the great baronies while others saw it as laying the foundation for the writ of right.Less
This chapter examines the role of the 1153 Treaty of Winchester in the reign of King Stephen of England. The Treaty formally concluded the conflict between King Stephen and Empress Matilda's son Henry, who would eventually become Henry II, because of the refusal of the armies to join the battle. This chapter contends that the 1153 Treaty had diverse roles in the development of the common law. Some believed it established heritability of the Crown and the great baronies while others saw it as laying the foundation for the writ of right.
Edmund King
- Published in print:
- 1994
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198203643
- eISBN:
- 9780191675928
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198203643.003.0001
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Medieval History
This introductory chapter explains the coverage of this book, which is about the anarchy in the reign of King Stephen in England from 1135 to 1154. The reign of King Stephen has been popularly called ...
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This introductory chapter explains the coverage of this book, which is about the anarchy in the reign of King Stephen in England from 1135 to 1154. The reign of King Stephen has been popularly called a period of weak government mainly because of his competition for power with his cousin Empress Matilda. His rule was characterized by the breakdown of public order and eventually a civil war. This book examines the aristocracy of King Stephen, his acquisition of religious castles, and the Treaty of Winchester.Less
This introductory chapter explains the coverage of this book, which is about the anarchy in the reign of King Stephen in England from 1135 to 1154. The reign of King Stephen has been popularly called a period of weak government mainly because of his competition for power with his cousin Empress Matilda. His rule was characterized by the breakdown of public order and eventually a civil war. This book examines the aristocracy of King Stephen, his acquisition of religious castles, and the Treaty of Winchester.
David Crouch
- Published in print:
- 1994
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198203643
- eISBN:
- 9780191675928
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198203643.003.0009
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Medieval History
This chapter examines the condition of England and Wales during the reign of King Stephen. During the reign of Henry I, England was considered the land of law, Wales the land of disorder, danger, and ...
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This chapter examines the condition of England and Wales during the reign of King Stephen. During the reign of Henry I, England was considered the land of law, Wales the land of disorder, danger, and restless natives. This situation was reversed during the reign of King Stephen, where Wales eventually found a sort of stability while England became a land of pillage, faction, and disorder. This chapter analyses the impact of Henry I's death on the English and Welsh situations.Less
This chapter examines the condition of England and Wales during the reign of King Stephen. During the reign of Henry I, England was considered the land of law, Wales the land of disorder, danger, and restless natives. This situation was reversed during the reign of King Stephen, where Wales eventually found a sort of stability while England became a land of pillage, faction, and disorder. This chapter analyses the impact of Henry I's death on the English and Welsh situations.
C. Warren Hollister
- Published in print:
- 1994
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198203643
- eISBN:
- 9780191675928
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198203643.003.0002
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Medieval History
This chapter examines historian John Horace Round's characterization of the reign of King Stephen of England as anarchic. It traces the history of aristocracy under King Stephen back to the immediate ...
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This chapter examines historian John Horace Round's characterization of the reign of King Stephen of England as anarchic. It traces the history of aristocracy under King Stephen back to the immediate aftermath of the Norman Conquest. It agrees with Round's claim that the reign was indeed anarchic but it suggests that the civil strife was not the deliberate product of an incorrigibly turbulent aristocracy. It also contends that the risks and uncertainties of anarchy ran counter to most of King Stephen's magnates.Less
This chapter examines historian John Horace Round's characterization of the reign of King Stephen of England as anarchic. It traces the history of aristocracy under King Stephen back to the immediate aftermath of the Norman Conquest. It agrees with Round's claim that the reign was indeed anarchic but it suggests that the civil strife was not the deliberate product of an incorrigibly turbulent aristocracy. It also contends that the risks and uncertainties of anarchy ran counter to most of King Stephen's magnates.
Graeme White
- Published in print:
- 1994
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198203643
- eISBN:
- 9780191675928
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198203643.003.0005
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Medieval History
This chapter examines the continuity in government under the reign of King Stephen in England. King Stephen's government was severely criticized by those subjected to it. It explains that during his ...
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This chapter examines the continuity in government under the reign of King Stephen in England. King Stephen's government was severely criticized by those subjected to it. It explains that during his coronation charter and in the first few years of his reign, King Stephen modelled himself on Henry I and posed as the continuator of all that was best in the previous reign. He also retained the services of several scribes, chamberlains, stewards, and constables that previously served Henry I.Less
This chapter examines the continuity in government under the reign of King Stephen in England. King Stephen's government was severely criticized by those subjected to it. It explains that during his coronation charter and in the first few years of his reign, King Stephen modelled himself on Henry I and posed as the continuator of all that was best in the previous reign. He also retained the services of several scribes, chamberlains, stewards, and constables that previously served Henry I.
Edmund King (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 1994
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198203643
- eISBN:
- 9780191675928
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198203643.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Medieval History
The reign of King Stephen (1135–54) is famous as a period of weak government, as Stephen and his rival the Empress Matilda contended for power. This is a study of medieval kingship at its most ...
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The reign of King Stephen (1135–54) is famous as a period of weak government, as Stephen and his rival the Empress Matilda contended for power. This is a study of medieval kingship at its most vulnerable. It also shows how individuals and institutions enabled the monarchy to survive. A contemporary chronicler described the reign as ‘nineteen long winters in which Christ and his saints were asleep’. Historians today refer to it simply as ‘the Anarchy’. The weakness of government was the result of a disputed succession. Stephen lost control over Normandy, the Welsh marches, and much of the North. Contemporaries noted as signs of weakness the tyranny of the lords of castles, and the breakdown of coinage. Stephen remained king for his lifetime, but leading churchmen and laymen negotiated a settlement whereby the crown passed to the Empress's son, the future Henry II.Less
The reign of King Stephen (1135–54) is famous as a period of weak government, as Stephen and his rival the Empress Matilda contended for power. This is a study of medieval kingship at its most vulnerable. It also shows how individuals and institutions enabled the monarchy to survive. A contemporary chronicler described the reign as ‘nineteen long winters in which Christ and his saints were asleep’. Historians today refer to it simply as ‘the Anarchy’. The weakness of government was the result of a disputed succession. Stephen lost control over Normandy, the Welsh marches, and much of the North. Contemporaries noted as signs of weakness the tyranny of the lords of castles, and the breakdown of coinage. Stephen remained king for his lifetime, but leading churchmen and laymen negotiated a settlement whereby the crown passed to the Empress's son, the future Henry II.
Charles Coulson
- Published in print:
- 1994
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198203643
- eISBN:
- 9780191675928
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198203643.003.0003
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Medieval History
This chapter examines the role of castles in the reign and wars of King Stephen of England. It suggests that even when castles became instruments of violence, they were the result and not the cause ...
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This chapter examines the role of castles in the reign and wars of King Stephen of England. It suggests that even when castles became instruments of violence, they were the result and not the cause of local disturbances. It contends that the contemporary indictment of King Stephen for permitting new castle-building is a specious and propagandist circular argument. It also argues that with due allowance for necessary conjecture, the better-recorded fieldwork castles matter chiefly for the military history of the anarchy.Less
This chapter examines the role of castles in the reign and wars of King Stephen of England. It suggests that even when castles became instruments of violence, they were the result and not the cause of local disturbances. It contends that the contemporary indictment of King Stephen for permitting new castle-building is a specious and propagandist circular argument. It also argues that with due allowance for necessary conjecture, the better-recorded fieldwork castles matter chiefly for the military history of the anarchy.
Marjorie Chibnall
- Published in print:
- 1994
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198203643
- eISBN:
- 9780191675928
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198203643.003.0004
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Medieval History
This chapter examines the role of Normandy in the so-called anarchy in the reign of King Stephen of England. It suggests that John Horace Round's biography of Geoffrey de Mandeville failed to mention ...
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This chapter examines the role of Normandy in the so-called anarchy in the reign of King Stephen of England. It suggests that John Horace Round's biography of Geoffrey de Mandeville failed to mention important details relevant to the anarchic reign of King Stephen. These include de Mandeville and Empress Matilda's conquest of Normandy in 1144, where they established a base from which they might launch an attack against England. Another detail missed by Round is the Empress's key fortress of Argentan and the castles of Caen and Rouen.Less
This chapter examines the role of Normandy in the so-called anarchy in the reign of King Stephen of England. It suggests that John Horace Round's biography of Geoffrey de Mandeville failed to mention important details relevant to the anarchic reign of King Stephen. These include de Mandeville and Empress Matilda's conquest of Normandy in 1144, where they established a base from which they might launch an attack against England. Another detail missed by Round is the Empress's key fortress of Argentan and the castles of Caen and Rouen.
Christopher Holdsworth
- Published in print:
- 1994
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198203643
- eISBN:
- 9780191675928
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198203643.003.0007
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Medieval History
This chapter examines the role of the Church during the reign of King Stephen of England. During King Stephen's reign, no less than five popes occupied the see of Peter and Paul, including Innocent ...
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This chapter examines the role of the Church during the reign of King Stephen of England. During King Stephen's reign, no less than five popes occupied the see of Peter and Paul, including Innocent II, Celestine II, Lucius II, Eugenius III, and Anastasius IV. The fact that popes were often on the road while King Stephen tried to rule England is the superficial sign of three interlocking difficulties. This chapter also examines the opinion of the popes on the coronation and reign of King Stephen.Less
This chapter examines the role of the Church during the reign of King Stephen of England. During King Stephen's reign, no less than five popes occupied the see of Peter and Paul, including Innocent II, Celestine II, Lucius II, Eugenius III, and Anastasius IV. The fact that popes were often on the road while King Stephen tried to rule England is the superficial sign of three interlocking difficulties. This chapter also examines the opinion of the popes on the coronation and reign of King Stephen.
G. W. S. Barrow
- Published in print:
- 1994
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198203643
- eISBN:
- 9780191675928
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198203643.003.0008
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Medieval History
This chapter examines the role of the Scots and the North of England during the reign of King Stephen. It suggests that the phrases north of England, king of Scots, and even simply the Scots are ...
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This chapter examines the role of the Scots and the North of England during the reign of King Stephen. It suggests that the phrases north of England, king of Scots, and even simply the Scots are delicate issues during King Stephen's reign. This is because the Scots were ruled by a dynasty who considered themselves not only as the Cenel nGabrain but as the unchallenged rulers of Alba, the whole of Scotland north of Clyde and Forth together with its islands to the west and north.Less
This chapter examines the role of the Scots and the North of England during the reign of King Stephen. It suggests that the phrases north of England, king of Scots, and even simply the Scots are delicate issues during King Stephen's reign. This is because the Scots were ruled by a dynasty who considered themselves not only as the Cenel nGabrain but as the unchallenged rulers of Alba, the whole of Scotland north of Clyde and Forth together with its islands to the west and north.
Norman Housley
- Published in print:
- 2000
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198202141
- eISBN:
- 9780191675188
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198202141.003.0009
- Subject:
- History, Military History
This chapter examines the emergence of the so-called sanctified patriotism in Europe during the period from 1400 to 1600. It describes the possible premises that led to the development of sanctified ...
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This chapter examines the emergence of the so-called sanctified patriotism in Europe during the period from 1400 to 1600. It describes the possible premises that led to the development of sanctified patriotism, including the belief that waging war in defence of homeland could be a holy act. An interesting example of this is the Battle of the Standard in which northern baronial supporters of King Stephen defeated an invading Scottish army led by King David.Less
This chapter examines the emergence of the so-called sanctified patriotism in Europe during the period from 1400 to 1600. It describes the possible premises that led to the development of sanctified patriotism, including the belief that waging war in defence of homeland could be a holy act. An interesting example of this is the Battle of the Standard in which northern baronial supporters of King Stephen defeated an invading Scottish army led by King David.
John Hudson
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- September 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780198260301
- eISBN:
- 9780191740640
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198260301.001.0001
- Subject:
- Law, Legal History, Constitutional and Administrative Law
This volume, in the Oxford History of the Laws of England series, spans three centuries that encompassed the tumultuous years of the Norman conquest, and during which the common law as we know it ...
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This volume, in the Oxford History of the Laws of England series, spans three centuries that encompassed the tumultuous years of the Norman conquest, and during which the common law as we know it today began to emerge. It treats all aspects of the early development of the English common law in a century, and features research into the original sources that bring the era to life, and provides an interpretative account, a subject analysis, and glimpses into medieval disputes. Starting with King Alfred (871–899), this book examines the particular contributions of the Anglo‐Saxon period to the development of English law, including the development of a powerful machinery of royal government, significant aspects of a long-lasting court structure, and important elements of law relating to theft and violence. Until the reign of King Stephen (1135–54), these Anglo‐Saxon contributions were maintained by the Norman rulers, whilst the Conquest of 1066 led to the development of key aspects of landholding that were to have a continuing effect on the emerging common law. The Angevin period saw the establishment of more routine royal administration of justice, closer links between central government and individuals in the localities, and growing bureaucratization. Finally, the later twelfth and earlier thirteenth century saw influential changes in legal expertise. The book concludes with the rebellion against King John in 1215 and the production of the Magna Carta.Less
This volume, in the Oxford History of the Laws of England series, spans three centuries that encompassed the tumultuous years of the Norman conquest, and during which the common law as we know it today began to emerge. It treats all aspects of the early development of the English common law in a century, and features research into the original sources that bring the era to life, and provides an interpretative account, a subject analysis, and glimpses into medieval disputes. Starting with King Alfred (871–899), this book examines the particular contributions of the Anglo‐Saxon period to the development of English law, including the development of a powerful machinery of royal government, significant aspects of a long-lasting court structure, and important elements of law relating to theft and violence. Until the reign of King Stephen (1135–54), these Anglo‐Saxon contributions were maintained by the Norman rulers, whilst the Conquest of 1066 led to the development of key aspects of landholding that were to have a continuing effect on the emerging common law. The Angevin period saw the establishment of more routine royal administration of justice, closer links between central government and individuals in the localities, and growing bureaucratization. Finally, the later twelfth and earlier thirteenth century saw influential changes in legal expertise. The book concludes with the rebellion against King John in 1215 and the production of the Magna Carta.
Bradley J. Birzer
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780813166186
- eISBN:
- 9780813166643
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813166186.003.0008
- Subject:
- Political Science, American Politics
Unbeknownst to most lovers of the horror genre in fiction, the famous and well-published Russell Kirk is also the same Russell Kirk who founded postwar conservatism. Beginning in the late 1940s, Kirk ...
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Unbeknownst to most lovers of the horror genre in fiction, the famous and well-published Russell Kirk is also the same Russell Kirk who founded postwar conservatism. Beginning in the late 1940s, Kirk began to write a series of profitable short stories for periodicals. He published his first novel, Old House of Fear, in 1961 and continued to publish his fiction until the end of his life. Most of his stories deals with theological issues as well as issues of place and region.Less
Unbeknownst to most lovers of the horror genre in fiction, the famous and well-published Russell Kirk is also the same Russell Kirk who founded postwar conservatism. Beginning in the late 1940s, Kirk began to write a series of profitable short stories for periodicals. He published his first novel, Old House of Fear, in 1961 and continued to publish his fiction until the end of his life. Most of his stories deals with theological issues as well as issues of place and region.
John Sears
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- January 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780719088605
- eISBN:
- 9781781707203
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7228/manchester/9780719088605.003.0007
- Subject:
- Literature, 19th-century Literature and Romanticism
Chapter 6 is also concerned with the American nuclear family in his discussion of Pet Sematary, Stephen King’s most complex and pessimistic analysis of the American family. This Gothic novel presents ...
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Chapter 6 is also concerned with the American nuclear family in his discussion of Pet Sematary, Stephen King’s most complex and pessimistic analysis of the American family. This Gothic novel presents the family from the outset as an effect of significations produced and read in faces. Faces demarcate structures of communication, exchange and power that regulate and organize the family and its relations to friends, neighbours and others – and, eventually, to Otherness itself. Sears argues that King deploys facial codes to figure this displacement and fracturing. Defaced elements of the family return as murderously persistent trace-effects of patriarchal desire. Pet Sematary deploys these faces and facelessnesses to envisage a critique of fatherhood itself as a dangerous surplus to its own structures, deluded, irrational, driven by the very forces it seeks to repress. Sears reads the facial troping of King’s novel as a definitive intervention in contemporary Gothic’s rethinking of the family.Less
Chapter 6 is also concerned with the American nuclear family in his discussion of Pet Sematary, Stephen King’s most complex and pessimistic analysis of the American family. This Gothic novel presents the family from the outset as an effect of significations produced and read in faces. Faces demarcate structures of communication, exchange and power that regulate and organize the family and its relations to friends, neighbours and others – and, eventually, to Otherness itself. Sears argues that King deploys facial codes to figure this displacement and fracturing. Defaced elements of the family return as murderously persistent trace-effects of patriarchal desire. Pet Sematary deploys these faces and facelessnesses to envisage a critique of fatherhood itself as a dangerous surplus to its own structures, deluded, irrational, driven by the very forces it seeks to repress. Sears reads the facial troping of King’s novel as a definitive intervention in contemporary Gothic’s rethinking of the family.
Robert B. Patterson
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- March 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780198797814
- eISBN:
- 9780191839122
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780198797814.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Medieval History, Historiography
This book is the first full length biography of Robert (c.1088 × 90–1147), grandson of William the Conqueror and eldest son of King Henry I of England (1100–35). He could not succeed his father ...
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This book is the first full length biography of Robert (c.1088 × 90–1147), grandson of William the Conqueror and eldest son of King Henry I of England (1100–35). He could not succeed his father because he was a bastard. Instead, as the earl of Gloucester, Robert helped change the course of English history by keeping alive the prospects for an Angevin succession through his leadership of its supporters in the civil war known as the Anarchy against his father’s successor, King Stephen (1135–54). The earl is one of the great figures of Anglo-Norman History (1066–1154). He was one of only three landed super-magnates of his day, a model post-Conquest great baron, Marcher lord, borough developer, and patron of the rising merchant class. His trans-Channel barony stretched from western Lower Normandy across England to South Wales. He was both product as well as agent of the contemporary cultural revival known as the Renaissance of the Twelfth Century, bilingual, well educated, and a significant literary patron. In this last role, he is especially notable for commissioning the greatest English historian since Bede, William of Malmesbury, to produce a history of their times which justified the Empress Matilda’s claim to the English throne and Earl Robert’s support of it.Less
This book is the first full length biography of Robert (c.1088 × 90–1147), grandson of William the Conqueror and eldest son of King Henry I of England (1100–35). He could not succeed his father because he was a bastard. Instead, as the earl of Gloucester, Robert helped change the course of English history by keeping alive the prospects for an Angevin succession through his leadership of its supporters in the civil war known as the Anarchy against his father’s successor, King Stephen (1135–54). The earl is one of the great figures of Anglo-Norman History (1066–1154). He was one of only three landed super-magnates of his day, a model post-Conquest great baron, Marcher lord, borough developer, and patron of the rising merchant class. His trans-Channel barony stretched from western Lower Normandy across England to South Wales. He was both product as well as agent of the contemporary cultural revival known as the Renaissance of the Twelfth Century, bilingual, well educated, and a significant literary patron. In this last role, he is especially notable for commissioning the greatest English historian since Bede, William of Malmesbury, to produce a history of their times which justified the Empress Matilda’s claim to the English throne and Earl Robert’s support of it.
Michael Blyth
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- February 2021
- ISBN:
- 9781911325406
- eISBN:
- 9781800342293
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3828/liverpool/9781911325406.003.0005
- Subject:
- Film, Television and Radio, Film
This chapter evaluates how the figure of Sutter Cane, the protagonist in John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness (1995), and his elevated celebrity persona, are very much a knowing homage to that ...
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This chapter evaluates how the figure of Sutter Cane, the protagonist in John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness (1995), and his elevated celebrity persona, are very much a knowing homage to that other giant of horror fiction, Stephen King. To best understand how Sutter Cane is as much a product of King as he is of H.P. Lovecraft, it is worth noting that King himself is a graduate from the school of Lovecraft. Similar to the ways in which it makes reference to Lovecraft both on a surface and on a deeper textual level, In the Mouth of Madness also positions King as far more than a nominal surrogate for Cane. In addition to allusions to King's celebrity and popularity, perhaps more significantly it incorporates many themes central to King's fiction into its own narrative. Placing an author as a central character is one of King's signature tropes, and like many of King's writer-protagonists, Cane acts as a conduit for the ensuing horror.Less
This chapter evaluates how the figure of Sutter Cane, the protagonist in John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness (1995), and his elevated celebrity persona, are very much a knowing homage to that other giant of horror fiction, Stephen King. To best understand how Sutter Cane is as much a product of King as he is of H.P. Lovecraft, it is worth noting that King himself is a graduate from the school of Lovecraft. Similar to the ways in which it makes reference to Lovecraft both on a surface and on a deeper textual level, In the Mouth of Madness also positions King as far more than a nominal surrogate for Cane. In addition to allusions to King's celebrity and popularity, perhaps more significantly it incorporates many themes central to King's fiction into its own narrative. Placing an author as a central character is one of King's signature tropes, and like many of King's writer-protagonists, Cane acts as a conduit for the ensuing horror.
Simon Brown
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- February 2021
- ISBN:
- 9781911325918
- eISBN:
- 9781800342477
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3828/liverpool/9781911325918.003.0001
- Subject:
- Film, Television and Radio, Film
This introductory chapter provides an interview of George A. Romero's Creepshow (1982). When Stephen King and Romero announced in 1982 that they were working together to produce a horror film with ...
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This introductory chapter provides an interview of George A. Romero's Creepshow (1982). When Stephen King and Romero announced in 1982 that they were working together to produce a horror film with the no-nonsense scary title Creepshow, the news was met by horror film fans with excitement but also a certain amount of trepidation. Both Romero and King were hitting their stride as masters of their respective mediums. Creepshow saw King and Romero collaborating as equals, which as far as the author was concerned, made this a very different and much more exciting prospect compared to the previous adaptations of his novels. While Romero and King, described by Fangoria as ‘two bearded behemoths of fright’, would spend much of their later careers promising horror fans that they would work together again, Creepshow was to be their sole collaboration as director and writer.Less
This introductory chapter provides an interview of George A. Romero's Creepshow (1982). When Stephen King and Romero announced in 1982 that they were working together to produce a horror film with the no-nonsense scary title Creepshow, the news was met by horror film fans with excitement but also a certain amount of trepidation. Both Romero and King were hitting their stride as masters of their respective mediums. Creepshow saw King and Romero collaborating as equals, which as far as the author was concerned, made this a very different and much more exciting prospect compared to the previous adaptations of his novels. While Romero and King, described by Fangoria as ‘two bearded behemoths of fright’, would spend much of their later careers promising horror fans that they would work together again, Creepshow was to be their sole collaboration as director and writer.
Neil Mitchell
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- February 2021
- ISBN:
- 9781906733728
- eISBN:
- 9781800342118
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3828/liverpool/9781906733728.001.0001
- Subject:
- Film, Television and Radio, Film
Brian De Palma's adaptation of Stephen King's debut novel, Carrie (1976), is one of the defining films of 1970s ‘New Hollywood’ style and a horror classic. The story of a teenage social outcast who ...
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Brian De Palma's adaptation of Stephen King's debut novel, Carrie (1976), is one of the defining films of 1970s ‘New Hollywood’ style and a horror classic. The story of a teenage social outcast who discovers she possesses latent psychic powers that allow her to deliver retribution to her peers, teachers, and abusive mother, Carrie was an enormous commercial and critical success and is still one of the finest screen adaptations of a King novel. This book not only breaks the film down into its formal components — its themes, stylistic tropes, technical approaches, uses of colour and sound, dialogue, and visual symbolism — but also considers a multitude of other factors contributing to the work's classic status. The act of adapting King's novel for the big screen, the origins of the novel itself, the place of Carrie in De Palma's oeuvre, the subsequent versions and sequel, and the social, political, and cultural climate of the era (including the influence of second wave feminism, loosening sexual norms, and changing representations of adolescence), as well as the explosion of interest in and the evolution of the horror genre during the decade, are all shown to have played an important part in the film's success and enduring reputation.Less
Brian De Palma's adaptation of Stephen King's debut novel, Carrie (1976), is one of the defining films of 1970s ‘New Hollywood’ style and a horror classic. The story of a teenage social outcast who discovers she possesses latent psychic powers that allow her to deliver retribution to her peers, teachers, and abusive mother, Carrie was an enormous commercial and critical success and is still one of the finest screen adaptations of a King novel. This book not only breaks the film down into its formal components — its themes, stylistic tropes, technical approaches, uses of colour and sound, dialogue, and visual symbolism — but also considers a multitude of other factors contributing to the work's classic status. The act of adapting King's novel for the big screen, the origins of the novel itself, the place of Carrie in De Palma's oeuvre, the subsequent versions and sequel, and the social, political, and cultural climate of the era (including the influence of second wave feminism, loosening sexual norms, and changing representations of adolescence), as well as the explosion of interest in and the evolution of the horror genre during the decade, are all shown to have played an important part in the film's success and enduring reputation.
