Worlds so strange and diverse : towards a genological taxonomy of non-mimetic literature / by Grzegorz Trębicki.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trębicki, Grzegorz, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fantasy literature--History and criticism.

Fantasy literature.

Fantasy literature--20th century--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book represents an analysis of contemporary fantasy (non-mimetic) literature in all its richness and diversity, and offers a preliminary definition of the major fields of taxonomical interest, in addition to marking some of the unmapped territories of ""fantastic"" fiction. In its first part, the book presents an overview of all major previous theoretical discussions of the issue, particularly those by Tzvetan Todorov, Rosemary Jackson, Darko Suvin, Brian Attebery, Marek Oziewicz and Farah Mendlesohn. The second part of the book provides an interesting comprehensive taxonomy of its own, b

Contents:

""TABLE OF CONTENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""PART I""; ""CHAPTER ONE""; ""CHAPTER TWO""; ""CHAPTER THREE""; ""PART TWO""; ""CHAPTER FOUR""; ""CHAPTER FIVE""; ""CHAPTER SIX""; ""CHAPTER SEVEN""; ""CHAPTER EIGHT""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""APPENDIX""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 18, 2015).

ISBN:

1-4438-7526-0

OCLC:

905704700