Intertextuality and Intratextuality in Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" Series

Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2012 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 5 Polish, 2 German, Warsaw University (English Studies), language: English, abstract: This MA thesis examines the usage of the theories of intertextuality and intratextuality in reference to Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series. The author presents the concepts of intertextuality and intratextuality, their history and applications. The thesis examines various books, movies and other sources of intertextual references that can be found in the series. The thesis also gives examples of intratextual references in King's own literary output.

Product details

• Authors: Micha¿ Siwkowski, Michal Siwkowski
• Publisher: Grin Verlag
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2015
• EAN: 9783668046535
• ISBN: 978-3-668-04653-5
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 210 mm x 6 mm
• Weight: 152 g
• Series: Akademische Schriftenreihe Bd. V305875
• Subjects: Fiction > Mixed anthologies; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics