The Cambridge companion to fantasy literature / / edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn [[electronic resource]]
| The Cambridge companion to fantasy literature / / edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn [[electronic resource]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxiv, 268 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 823/.0876609 |
| Collana | Cambridge companions to literature |
| Soggetto topico |
Fantasy literature, English - History and criticism
Fantasy literature - Appreciation Fantasy literature - History and criticism - Theory, etc Fantasy literature, American - History and criticism |
| ISBN |
1-107-48039-6
1-107-48462-6 1-139-01462-5 |
| Classificazione | LIT004120 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: Introduction Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn; Part I. Histories: 1. Fantasy from Dryden to Dunsany Gary K. Wolfe; 2. Gothic and horror fiction Adam Roberts; 3. American fantasy, 1820-1950 Paul Kincaid; 4. The development of children's fantasy Maria Nikolajeva; 5. Tolkien, Lewis, and the explosion of genre fantasy Edward James; Part II. Ways of Reading: 6. Structuralism Brian Attebery; 7. Psychoanalysis Andrew M. Butler; 8. Political readings Mark Bould and Sherryl Vint; 9. Modernism and postmodernism Jim Casey; 10. Thematic criticism Farah Mendlesohn; 11. The languages of the fantastic Greer Gilman; 12. Reading the fantasy series Kari Maund; 13. Reading the slipstream Gregory Frost; Part III. Clusters: 14. Magical realism Sharon Sieber; 15. Writers of colour Nnedi Okorafor; 16. Quest fantasies W. A. Senior; 17. Urban fantasy Alexander C. Irvine; 18. Dark fantasy and paranormal romance Roz Kaveney; 19. Modern children's fantasy Charlie Butler; 20. Historical fantasy Veronica Schanoes; 21. Fantasies of history and religion Graham Sleight. |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996205888403316 |
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Stories about stories : fantasy and the remaking of myth / / Brian Attebery
| Stories about stories : fantasy and the remaking of myth / / Brian Attebery |
| Autore | Attebery Brian <1951-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (251 p.) |
| Disciplina | 809.3/8766 |
| Soggetto topico |
Fantasy literature - History and criticism - Theory, etc
Literature and myth Myth in literature |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-19-937931-9
0-19-931606-6 0-19-931608-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Fantasy as a route to myth -- Taxonomic Interlude: a note on genres -- Make it old: the other mythic method -- Silver lies and spinning wheels: Christian myth in MacDonald and Lewis -- Romance and formula, myth and memorate -- Expanding the territory: colonial fantasy -- Angels, fantasy, and belief -- Literalist Interlude: burning Harry Potter -- The postcolonial fantastic -- Coyote's eyes: situated fantasy. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453768703321 |
Attebery Brian <1951->
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| Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Stories about stories : fantasy and the remaking of myth / / Brian Attebery
| Stories about stories : fantasy and the remaking of myth / / Brian Attebery |
| Autore | Attebery Brian <1951-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (251 p.) |
| Disciplina | 809.3/8766 |
| Soggetto topico |
Fantasy literature - History and criticism - Theory, etc
Literature and myth Myth in literature |
| ISBN |
0-19-937931-9
0-19-931606-6 0-19-931608-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Fantasy as a route to myth -- Taxonomic Interlude: a note on genres -- Make it old: the other mythic method -- Silver lies and spinning wheels: Christian myth in MacDonald and Lewis -- Romance and formula, myth and memorate -- Expanding the territory: colonial fantasy -- Angels, fantasy, and belief -- Literalist Interlude: burning Harry Potter -- The postcolonial fantastic -- Coyote's eyes: situated fantasy. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790780303321 |
Attebery Brian <1951->
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| Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Stories about stories : fantasy and the remaking of myth / / Brian Attebery
| Stories about stories : fantasy and the remaking of myth / / Brian Attebery |
| Autore | Attebery Brian <1951-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (251 p.) |
| Disciplina | 809.3/8766 |
| Soggetto topico |
Fantasy literature - History and criticism - Theory, etc
Literature and myth Myth in literature |
| ISBN |
0-19-937931-9
0-19-931606-6 0-19-931608-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Fantasy as a route to myth -- Taxonomic Interlude: a note on genres -- Make it old: the other mythic method -- Silver lies and spinning wheels: Christian myth in MacDonald and Lewis -- Romance and formula, myth and memorate -- Expanding the territory: colonial fantasy -- Angels, fantasy, and belief -- Literalist Interlude: burning Harry Potter -- The postcolonial fantastic -- Coyote's eyes: situated fantasy. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910964368403321 |
Attebery Brian <1951->
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| Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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