THE ROLE OF INTERTEXTUAL INCLUSIONS WITH THE LEXEME “ROSE” IN MEANING FORMATION OF A SERIES OF NOVELS BY STEPHEN KING “THE DARK TOWER”

Abstract

The article presents the analysis of intertextual inclusions with the lexeme “rose” in a series of novels by Stephen King “The Dark Tower”. The significance of this lexeme in the meaning formation of the studied text is large enough as indicated by a great number of lexical repetitions in the text as well as by the presence of intertextual inclusions containing it. Intertextuality in the article is considered regarding its ability to generate meaning through a multi- level correlation of the precedent text with the receiving one. A generalized conclusion is made, stating that the implementation of the designated meanings in the text of the series is carried out with the use of a number of intertextual inclusions, the sources of which are the poem “Sacred Emily” by Gertrude Stein, the novel “Look Homeward, Angel” by Thomas Wolfe, some earlier novels by Stephen King and the Bible. The introduction of the figure of the author in the text is considered as a metatextual inclusion, a deliberately created identity of the figure of the author and the symbol of the rose deserves attention.