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The Dark Tower series: Stephen King: 1978–2012 [51] Dr. Hannibal Lecter: Red Dragon: Thomas Harris: 1981 [9] Roland Deschain: The Dark Tower series: Stephen King: 1982–2012 [9] Francis “Frank” Cauldhame The Wasp Factory: Iain Banks: 1984 [14] Dr. Hannibal Lecter: The Silence of the Lambs: Thomas Harris: 1988 [9] Geralt of Rivia: The ...
The dark triad is a psychological theory of personality, first published by Delroy L. Paulhus and Kevin M. Williams in 2002, [1] that describes three notably offensive, but non-pathological personality types: Machiavellianism, sub-clinical narcissism, and sub-clinical psychopathy.
Dark Romanticism is a literary sub-genre of Romanticism, reflecting popular fascination with the irrational, the demonic and the grotesque. Often conflated with Gothic fiction , it has shadowed the euphoric Romantic movement ever since its 18th-century beginnings.
Machiavellianism is one of the traits in the dark triad model, along with psychopathy and narcissism. In the field of personality psychology, Machiavellianism (sometimes abbreviated as MACH) is the name of a personality trait construct characterized by interpersonal manipulation, indifference to morality, lack of empathy, and a calculated focus on self-interest.
Examples of these are Stephen King's The Dark Tower series, [6] Peter Straub's Shadowland [8] and Clive Barker's Weaveworld. [6] Alternatively, dark fantasy is sometimes used for "darker" fiction written by authors best known for other styles of fantasy; Raymond Feist's Faerie Tale [8] and Charles de Lint's novels written as Samuel M. Key [9 ...
It’s a new chapter for French writer Annie Ernaux. The author renowned for her deeply personal books became the 17th woman to receive the Nobel Prize in literature in the award’s 119-year ...
Say hello to the dark empath, who mixes the traits of the dark triad with an ability to understand others’ emotions. First up is to beware of the dark triad cluster of personality traits ...
In the view of Jared Shurin, grimdark fantasy has three key components: a grim and dark tone, a sense of realism (for example, monarchs are useless and heroes are flawed), and the agency of the protagonists: whereas in high fantasy everything is predestined and the tension revolves around how the heroes defeat the Dark Lord, grimdark is ...