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1 online resource (ix, 274 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; "THE FICKLE PENSIONERS OF MORPHEUS' TRAIN"; THE FUTURE OF ART; GENRE, NON-CORRESPONDENCY, AND THE FANTASTIC REAL IN THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES; "THE LOVE OF BEAUTIFUL THINGS"; "A GAME OF WORLDS"; AMBIGUOUS GODS; "SELF-CONTAINED AND SINGING TO ITSELF"; THE UGLY FANTASY; DISEASE IN THE LAND OF THE MAGICALLY REAL; "AT A SLIGHT ANGLE TO REALITY"; "[T]HAT THINGS COULD BE DIFFERENT"; RECURRING DREAMS; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX. |
| Summary |
The fantastic has occupied the literary imagination of readers and scholars across historical, theoretical, and cultural contexts. Representations of the fantastic in literature rely on formal and generic types, tropes, and archetypes to mediate between depictions of "fantasy" and "reality." Present in myth and folklore, the gothic and neo-gothic, and contemporary and mainstream fantasy, the fantastic reach stretches into many conceptions of literature over time. "Curious, if True": The Fanta ... |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Fantasy fiction, English -- History and criticism.
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Fantasy fiction, English. |
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Fantasy literature -- History and criticism.
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Fantasy literature. |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Added Author |
Bright, Amy (Essayist)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 144383971X 9781443839716 |
| ISBN |
1443843431 (electronic book) |
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9781443843430 (electronic book) |
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144383971X |
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9781443839716 |
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