Alissa Burger

The Quest for the Dark Tower

Genre and Interconnection in the Stephen King Series

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A sprawling epic that encompasses many worlds, parallel and alternate timelines, and the echoes between these disconnects, Stephen King's Dark Tower series spans the entirety of King's career, from The Gunslinger (limited edition 1982; revised in 2003) to The Wind Through the Keyhole (2012). The series has two distinctive characteristics: its genre hybridity and its interconnection with the larger canon of King's work. The Dark Tower 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 is also significant in its cross-references to King's other works, ranging from overt connections like characters or places to more subtle allusions, like the sigil of the Dark Tower's Crimson King appearing in the graffiti of other realities. This book examines these connections and genre influences to consider how King negotiates and transforms these elements, why they matter, and the impact they have on one another and on King's work as a whole.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. März 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 355g
• ISBN-13: 9781476676982
• ISBN-10: 1476676984
• Artikelnr.: 64187670

Autorenporträt

Alissa Burger is an associate professor of English and Director of Student Success at Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Missouri.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction
1.
Epic and Legend
2.
Fairy Tale
3.
Fantasy and Science Fiction
4.
Western
5.
Horror
6.
'Salem's Lot
7.
The Stand and The Eyes of the Dragon
8.
Insomnia
9.
Desperation and The Regulators 10.
Hearts in Atlantis and Other "Low Men" 11.
The Talisman and Black House Conclusion Chapter Notes Works Cited Index