Of sex and faerie : further essays on genre fiction / John Lennard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lennard, John.

Series:

Genere Fiction Monographs

Humanities-ebooks genre fiction monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

English fiction.

American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

American fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (396 p.)

Place of Publication:

Tirril [England] : Humanities-Ebooks, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Taking up where the author's book Of Modern Dragons (2007) left off, these essays continue Lennard's investigation of the praxis of serial reading and the best genre fiction of recent decades, including work by Bill James, Walter Mosley, Lois Mcmaster Bujold, and Ursula K. Le Guin. There are groundbreaking studies of contemporary paranormal romance, and of Hornblower's transition to space, while the final essay deals with the phenomenon and explosive growth of fanfiction, and with the increasingly empowered status of the reader in a digital world. There is an extensive bibliography of genre and critical work, with eight illustrations and many hyperlinks.

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""Use and Licence""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Foreword""; ""1. Of Policemen and Poussin""; ""2. Of Mean Streets and Mortgaged Castles""; ""3. Of Marriage and Mutations""; ""4. Of Sex and Faerie""; ""5. Of Voyages and Volumes""; ""6. Of the Western Shore""; ""7. Of Criticism and Continuities""; ""Bibliography""; ""A Note on the Author""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-75241-3

9786612752414

1-84760-171-5

OCLC:

668397939