Here Be Dragons: Exploring Fantasy Maps and Settings - Couverture rigide

Ekman, Stefan

 
9780819573223: Here Be Dragons: Exploring Fantasy Maps and Settings
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ISBN 10 : 0819573221 ISBN 13 : 9780819573223
Editeur : Wesleyan University Press, 2013

Synopsis

Fantasy worlds are never mere backdrops. They are an integral part of the work, and refuse to remain separate from other elements. These worlds combine landscape with narrative logic by incorporating alternative rules about cause and effect or physical transformation. They become actors in the drama-interacting with the characters, offering assistance or hindrance, and making ethical demands. In Here Be Dragons, Stefan Ekman provides a wide-ranging survey of the ubiquitous fantasy map as the point of departure for an in-depth discussion of what such maps can tell us about what is important in the fictional worlds and the stories that take place there. With particular focus on J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Ekman shows how fantasy settings deserve serious attention from both readers and critics. Includes insightful readings of works by Steven Brust, Garth Nix, Robert Holdstock, Terry Pratchett, Charles de Lint, China Miéville, Patricia McKillip, Tim Powers, Lisa Goldstein, Steven R. Donaldson, Robert Jordan, and Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Fantasy worlds are never mere backdrops. They are an integral part of the work, and refuse to remain separate from other elements. These worlds combine landscape with narrative logic by incorporating alternative rules about cause and effect or physical transformation. They become actors in the drama-interacting with the characters, offering assistance or hindrance, and making ethical demands. In Here Be Dragons, Stefan Ekman provides a wide-ranging survey of the ubiquitous fantasy map as the point of departure for an in-depth discussion of what such maps can tell us about what is important in the fictional worlds and the stories that take place there. With particular focus on J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Ekman shows how fantasy settings deserve serious attention from both readers and critics. Includes insightful readings of works by Steven Brust, Garth Nix, Robert Holdstock, Terry Pratchett, Charles de Lint, China Miéville, Patricia McKillip, Tim Powers, Lisa Goldstein, Steven R. Donaldson, Robert Jordan, and Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess.

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Éditeur
Wesleyan University Press
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0819573221
ISBN 13 
9780819573223
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
296
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9780819573230: Here Be Dragons: Exploring Fantasy Maps and Settings

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ISBN 10 :  081957323X ISBN 13 :  9780819573230
Editeur : Wesleyan University Press, 2013
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