The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature

Herausgeber: James, Edward; Mendlesohn, Farah

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is the first introduction to the whole field of modern fantasy literature in the English-speaking world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 587g
• ISBN-13: 9780521429597
• ISBN-10: 0521429595
• Artikelnr.: 33766270

Inhaltsangabe

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 Catherine Butler
20. Historical fantasy Veronica Schanoes
21. Fantasies of history and religion Graham Sleight.