A critical study of Stephen King's Dark Tower series, exploring art, evil, and intertextuality.
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A critical study of Stephen King's Dark Tower series, exploring art, evil, and intertextuality.
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Stephen King is no stranger to the realm of literary criticism, but his most fantastic, far-reaching work has aroused little academic scrutiny. This study of King's epic Dark Tower series encompasses the career of one of the world's best-selling authors and frames him as more than a "horror writer." Four categories of analysis--genre, art, evil, and intertextuality--provide a focused look at the center of King's fictional universe. This book reaches beyond popular culture treatments of the serie...
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will contain mild spoilers
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Brief mentions of violence in context of analyzing King's horror themes.
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Minor discussion of occult themes as part of fantasy analysis in King's work.
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