Portals of Power: Magical Agency and Transformation in Literary Fantasy - Couverture souple

Campbell PhD, Lori M.

 
9780786446452: Portals of Power: Magical Agency and Transformation in Literary Fantasy
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0786446455 ISBN 13 : 9780786446452
Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2010

Synopsis

Fantasy writing, like literature in general, provides a powerful vehicle for challenging the status quo. Via symbolism, imagery and supernaturalism, fantasy constructs secondary-world narratives that both mirror and critique the political paradigms of our own world. This critical work explores the role of the portal in fantasy, investigating the ways in which magical nexus points and movement between worlds are used to illustrate real-world power dynamics, especially those impacting women and children. Through an examination of high and low fantasy, fairy tales, children's literature, the Gothic, and science fiction, the portal is identified as a living being, place or magical object of profound metaphorical and cultural significance.

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À propos des auteurs

Lori M. Campbell is a lecturer in the Department of English at the University of Pittsburgh, where she teaches courses on nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature.

Donald E. Palumbo is a professor of English at East Carolina University. He lives in Greenville, North Carolina.

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Éditeur
McFarland & Co Inc
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0786446455
ISBN 13 
9780786446452
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
226
Éditeur
Palumbo Donald E., Sullivan III C.W.
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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