Rhetorics of Fantasy - Couverture rigide

Mendlesohn, Farah

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0819568678 ISBN 13 : 9780819568670

Editeur : Wesleyan University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Book by Mendlesohn Farah

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Transcending arguments over the definition of fantasy literature, Rhetorics of Fantasy introduces a provocative new system of classification for the genre. Utilizing nearly two hundred examples of modern fantasy, author Farah Mendlesohn uses this system to explore how fiction writers construct their fantastic worlds. Mendlesohn posits four categories of fantasy-portal-quest, immersive, intrusion, and liminal-that arise out of the relationship of the protagonist to the fantasy world. Using these sets, Mendlesohn argues that the author's stylistic decisions are then shaped by the inescapably political demands of the category in which they choose to write. Each chapter covers at least twenty books in detail, ranging from nineteenth-century fantasy and horror to extensive coverage of some of the best books in the contemporary field. Offering a wide-ranging discussion and penetrating comparative analysis, Rhetorics of Fantasy will excite fans and provide a wealth of material for scholarly and classroom discussion. Includes discussion of works by over 100 authors, including Lloyd Alexander, Peter Beagle, Marion Zimmer Bradley, John Crowley, Stephen R. Donaldson, Stephen King, C. S. Lewis, Gregory Maguire, Robin McKinley, China Miéville, Suniti Namjoshi, Philip Pullman, J. K. Rowling, Sheri S. Tepper, J. R. R. Tolkien, Tad Williams

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Wesleyan University Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0819568678
• ISBN 13: 9780819568670
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 336