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'Curious, if true' : the fantastic in literature / edited by Amy Bright.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fantasy fiction, English--History and criticism.
- Fantasy fiction, English.
- Fantasy literature--History and criticism.
- Fantasy literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (284 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The fantastic has occupied the literary imagination of readers and scholars across historical, theoretical, and cultural contexts. Representations of the fantastic in literature rely on formal and generic types, tropes, and archetypes to mediate between depictions of "fantasy" and "reality." Present in myth and folklore, the gothic and neo-gothic, and contemporary and mainstream fantasy, the fantastic reach stretches into many conceptions of literature over time. "Curious, if True": The Fanta...
- Contents:
- TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; "THE FICKLE PENSIONERS OF MORPHEUS' TRAIN"; THE FUTURE OF ART; GENRE, NON-CORRESPONDENCY, AND THE FANTASTIC REAL IN THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES; "THE LOVE OF BEAUTIFUL THINGS"; "A GAME OF WORLDS"; AMBIGUOUS GODS; "SELF-CONTAINED AND SINGING TO ITSELF"; THE UGLY FANTASY; DISEASE IN THE LAND OF THE MAGICALLY REAL; "AT A SLIGHT ANGLE TO REALITY"; "[T]HAT THINGS COULD BE DIFFERENT"; RECURRING DREAMS; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4438-4343-1
- OCLC:
- 823720854
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