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Rhetorics of FantasyTranscending 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
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 WilliamsBinding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Published: 04/01/2008
ISBN: 9780819568687
Pages: 306
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d
Review Citations: Asimov's Science Fiction 08/01/2009 pg. 110
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Both my daughter and grand daughter loved it.
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Cute book. Both my daughter and grand daughter loved it.
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cute 1st reader
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Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2014
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A childhood favorite that stuck with me.
Format: Hardcover
I only read this book once, spread up over multiple days as a dyslexic kids who really had trouble reading and limited book options. This book stuck out to my brain for DECADES now. even now when i see a little cow figure i remember this silly little book. now will I promise this book will change your kids life? no of course not, but i will say out of a sea of “see spot run” and basic moral lessons that flood targeted kids books this cute little story has the heart that never makes it a chore to read.
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