Inside the Dark tower series : art, evil, and intertextuality in the Stephen King novels /
"Stephen King is no stranger to the realm of literary criticism, but his most fantastic, far-reaching work has aroused little academic scrutiny. This book reaches beyond popular culture treatments of the series and examines it against King's horror work, audience expectations, and the larg...
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Jefferson, N.C. :
McFarland & Company,
[2009]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: The dark tower: a literary anomaly, an experiment in horror, or a true mark of literature?
- The ending is only the beginning: genre and its influence on climax
- Illustrating imagination: the infringement (and evolution) of visual elements in The dark tower series and The gunslinger born
- The face of evil: behind the hood and under the cowboy hat
- Repetition, integration, immersion, and intertextuality: a tale of at least two stories
- Conclusion: "time is a face on the water" or will The Dark tower endure?