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Bev Vincent
02-03-2009, 04:12 AM
Inside the Dark Tower Series: Art, Evil and Intertextuality in the Stephen King Novels by Patrick McAleer

Product Description
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 series and examines it against King's horror work, audience expectations, and the larger literary landscape.

About the Author
Patrick McAleer is a Ph.D. candidate at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He co-chairs the Stephen King area of the annual National Popular Culture Association Conference and has published numerous articles on King's work.

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Randall Flagg
02-03-2009, 06:39 AM
I am looking forward to it.

Matt
02-03-2009, 07:44 AM
Me too, that sounds really interesting.

Hopefully there will be some info in here on where to buy.

Bev Vincent
02-03-2009, 08:03 AM
It's on Amazon, for one.

Daghain
02-03-2009, 08:04 AM
Ooooooooooooh. Interesting!

jayson
02-03-2009, 08:04 AM
Thanks for the heads up Bev. It sounds like it should be an interesting read.

Matt
02-03-2009, 09:04 AM
It's on Amazon, for one.

That makes sense :lol:

I wasn't sure if it was released yet.

ClicheGuevara
02-03-2009, 09:32 AM
That sounds pretty neat, I devoured the Dark tower: complete concordance. . never thought I'd read a encyclopedia. .:-D

CRinVA
02-03-2009, 10:01 AM
Kinda pricey for a 200 pg paberback at $35.00 IMHO!

Bev Vincent
02-03-2009, 10:46 AM
Academic books like that tend to be pricey. Heidi Pitlor's book of King literary criticism was very expensive.

gsvec
02-03-2009, 03:20 PM
Link to book on Amazon - FYI