Fantasy

The Liberation of Imagination

Richard Mathews (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

248 Seiten

2016
Routledge (Verlag)
9781138139657 (ISBN)

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Using a broad definition of fantasy to include myth, folklore, legend and fairy tale, this survey of the genre will entice as well as inform any student interested in the mysterious, mystical or magical. Beloved authors like J. R. R. Tolkien, Ursula K. Le Guin, William Morris and Robert E. Howard are examined closely.

Richard Mathews is a poet and professor of English at the University of Tampa. Widely published, he is the author of Aldiss Unbound, The Clockwork Universe of AnthonyBurgess, Worlds Beyond the World, Lightening from a ClearSky and Subtropical Speculations.

Preface Acknowledgments Chronology 1. From Antiquity to Infinity: The Development of Modern Fantas 2. Forging Fantasy Paradigms: Sword Tempered by Water (William Morris's The Well at the World's End 3. Shaping Modern Fantasy: Cosmic Light and Dark (J. R. R. Tolkein's The Lord of the Rings 5. Shining Past and Future: The Persistence of Camelot (T. H. White's The Oce and Future King 6. Darkening Antiquity: Sword and Sorcery (Robert E. Howard's Conan Series) 7. Completing the Circle: Language, Power, and Vision (Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea Cycle) Notes and References Bibliographic Essay Recommended Titles Index

Erscheinungsdatum	02.06.2016
Reihe/Serie	Genres in Context
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Gewicht	430 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Science Fiction
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-13	9781138139657 / 9781138139657
Zustand	Neuware