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The Quest for the Dark Tower : Genre and Interconnection in the Stephen King Series.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Burger, Alissa.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- King, Stephen, 1947- Dark tower.
- King, Stephen.
- King, Stephen, 1947---Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (213 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2021.
- Summary:
- "A sprawling epic that encompasses many worlds, parallel and alternate timelines, and the echoes between these disconnections, Stephen King's Dark Tower series spans the entirety of the author's career, from The Gunslinger to The Wind Through the Keyhole (2012). The series engages with a number of distinct and at times dissonant genre traditions, including those of Arthurian legend, fairy tales, the fantasy epic, the Western, and horror. The Dark Tower series cross-references King's other works, from overt characters or places to more subtle allusions. This book examines these connections and genre influences to consider how King negotiates and transforms them, why they matter, and the impact they have on one another and on King's work as a whole"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-4280-X
- OCLC:
- 1243743342
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