{"product_id":"the-quest-for-the-dark-alissa-burger-9781476676982","title":"The Quest for the Dark Tower: Genre and Interconnection in the Stephen King Series","description":"\u003cp\u003e A sprawling epic that encompasses many worlds, parallel and alternate timelines, and the echoes between these disconnects, Stephen King's \u003ci\u003eDark Tower\u003c\/i\u003e series spans the entirety of King's career, from \u003ci\u003eThe Gunslinger\u003c\/i\u003e (limited edition 1982; revised in 2003) to \u003ci\u003eThe Wind Through the Keyhole\u003c\/i\u003e (2012). The series has two distinctive characteristics: its genre hybridity and its interconnection with the larger canon of King's work. The \u003ci\u003eDark Tower\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eDark Tower\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eDark Tower\u003c\/i\u003e'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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alissa Burger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476676984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476676982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/09\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Alissa Burger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44131207479551,"sku":"9781476676982","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d7e68db6-6dea-488b-8b36-57704473f1cd.jpg?v=1687473592","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-quest-for-the-dark-alissa-burger-9781476676982","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}