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Farah Mendlesohn Rhetorics of Fantasy (Paperback)
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- Rhetorics of Fantasy
- Publication Name
- Rhetorics of Fantasy
- Title
- Rhetorics of Fantasy
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0819568686
- EAN
- 9780819568687
- ISBN
- 9780819568687
- Publisher
- Wesleyan University Press
- Genre
- Literary Criticism
- Release Date
- 30/04/2008
- Release Year
- 2008
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- US
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Language
- English
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Topic
- Science Fiction & Fantasy, General
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- 6in
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- 17.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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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 Mi ville, Suniti Namjoshi, Philip Pullman, J. K. Rowling, Sheri S. Tepper, J. R. R. Tolkien, Tad Williams
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Wesleyan University Press
ISBN-10
0819568686
ISBN-13
9780819568687
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62402860
Product Key Features
Book Title
Rhetorics of Fantasy
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Science Fiction & Fantasy, General
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Literary Criticism
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
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Ps374.F27m46 2008
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Reviews
"Mendlesohn goes well beyond a survey to offer new and often surprising readings of works both familiar and obscure. A fine critical work that offers fresh insights on almost every page."--Brian Attebery, editor, Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, "Mendlesohn goes well beyond a survey to offer new and often surprising readings of works both familiar and obscure. A fine critical work that offers fresh insights on almost every page."--Brian Attebery, editor, Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts "Mendlesohn goes well beyond a survey to offer new and often surprising readings of works both familiar and obscure. A fine critical work that offers fresh insights on almost every page."--Brian Attebery, editor, Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts "A useful and deliberately flexible taxonomy, and an intense engagement with the arms race of rhetoric between makers and users of fantasy. For authors and readers as well as academics and commentators."--M. John Harrison, winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award
Table of Content
Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter One: The Portal-Quest Fantasy Chapter Two: The Immersive Fantasy Chapter Three: The Intrusion Fantasy Chapter Four: The Liminal Fantasy Chapter Five: "The Irregulars": Subverting the Taxonomy
Copyright Date
2008
Lccn
2007-033559
Dewey Decimal
813/.0876609
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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