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Genres of doubt : science fiction, fantasy and the Victorian crisis of faith / Elizabeth M. Sanders.
Van Pelt Library PR468.F35 S26 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sanders, Elizabeth, 1986- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English literature--19th century--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- Science fiction, English--History and criticism.
- Science fiction, English.
- Fantasy literature, English--History and criticism.
- Fantasy literature, English.
- England--Religion--19th century.
- England.
- Religion.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 177 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
- Summary:
- "The novel, a literary form developed as a vehicle for realism, when infused with unreal elements offered a space to ponder questions about the supernatural, the difference between belief and knowledge, and humanity. The author explores how questions of meaning, identity and faith are fundamental to the speculative fiction of today's novels, films, television shows and comics"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The Problem with Creation: Narrating the Break with God
- Doubting Magic: Christian Fantasy During the Crisis
- "Powers of their own": Evil and Compromise in Late-Victorian Urban Fantasies
- Supernatural Longing: The Beginnings of Modern Fantasy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-174) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781476665627
- 1476665621
- OCLC:
- 966561287
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