Fantasy Fiction: An IntroductionThis is a series of introductory books about different types of writing. One strand of the series will focus on genres such as Science Fiction, Horror, Romance, and Crime. The other strand will focus on movements or styles often associated with historical and cultural locations - Postcolonial, Native American, Scottish, Irish, American Gothic. These introductions all share the same nine-part structure: 1.A broad definition of the genre and its essential elements 2.A timeline of historical developments 3.Critical concerns to bear in mind while reading 4.Detailed readings of several key texts 5.In-depth analysis of major themes and issues 6.Signposts for further study 7.A summary of the most important criticism in the field 8.A glossary of terms 9.An annotated, critical reading list Writers covered in this book include: Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, George Orwell, J.R.R. Tolkien, Mary Shelley, J.K. Rowling, H.G. Wells, Thomas More, Jonathan Swift, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Yann Martel, Jeanette Winterson, and William Gibson. |
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abbreviation Alice allegory Animal Farm becomes Bedford Bettelheim Chapter character child culture Cyborg death desire encounter essay eyes fact faerie fairy Fairy-Stories Fantasy and Mimesis fantasy narratives fantasy writing fear Fletcher Frankenstein Freud Frodo Frontiers of Utopia Further quotations Gandalf genre ghost story Gothic Gulliver's Travels Haraway Harmondsworth HarperCollins Harry Potter Hence Herland horizon horror Ibid identifies J. K. Rowling J. R. R. Tolkien journey kind Lecercle Legolas literary realism Literature London looking Lord Lórien Machine magic magic realism main body Marin medieval dream vision Middle Earth mirror monster Moon More's mother narrator Neuromancer Niggle nonsense novel Orcs Penguin phantasy Pi's PowerBook protagonist reader reading realism reality referenced relationship Rings trilogy role Saruman science fiction sense Shelley Shelley's Shelob Sigmund Freud space storyteller structure supernatural takes tale tells tion Todorov Tree and Leaf uncanny University Press Utopia Volume Winterson's Yankee Žižek