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

Download or read book Intertextuality and Intratextuality in Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" Series written by Michał Siwkowski and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.