The road to The dark tower : exploring Stephen King's magnum opus / Bev Vincent.
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TextPublication details: New York : New American Library, c2004.Description: ix, 350 p. ; 23 cmISBN: - 0451213041 (trade pbk.)
- 9780451213044 (trade pbk.)
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Dr. James Carlson Library | NonFiction | 813.6 V768 | Available | 33111005157926 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE DARK TOWER SERIES--INCLUDING BOOK-BY-BOOK ANALYSIS AND INSIGHT INTO STEPHEN KING'S CREATIVE PROCESS.
In 1970, Stephen King embarked on what would become the crowning achievement in his literary career-the Dark Tower. The seven-volume series, written and published over a period of 30 years, was inspired by Robert Browning's poem "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came," as well as J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings , and the spaghetti Westerns of Sergio Leone.
With the full cooperation of Stephen King himself, The Road to the Dark Tower examines the epic journey of the author to complete a story that threatened to overwhelm him. In this indispensable companion, Bev Vincent presents a book-by-book analysis of each volume in the series, tracing the Dark Tower's connections to King's other novels including The Stand , Insomnia , and Hearts in Atlantis , and offering insights from the author about the creative process involved in crafting his lifelong work-a work that has consumed not only Stephen King, but his legion of devoted readers. This is essential reading for any Dark Tower-or Stephen King-fan.
Includes bibliographical references.
Key to reference works -- Introduction : more worlds than these -- The long journey to the tower -- The gunslinger (Resumption) -- The drawing of the three (Renewal) -- The waste lands (Redemption) -- Wizard and glass (Regard) -- Wolves of the Calla (Resistance) -- Song of Susannah (Reproduction) -- The dark tower (Resumption) -- Related works -- Dramatis personae -- Epics, influences, and Ka -- Art and the act of creation.