Reading Length in Fantasy Fiction.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oliver, Matthew, author.

Series:

Perspectives on Fantasy.

Perspectives on Fantasy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fantasy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2026.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

Reframing debates surrounding long narratives to explore their impact, this book develops a critical vocabulary for discussing the formal, social, and political affordances of length and duration in fantasy novels, and by extension, other genres.

Contents:

List of Tables Preface Introduction—Reading (for) Length Part 1: Strategies of Length Chapter 1—The Politics of Length: Managing Sprawl with Narrative Rhythm in Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive Chapter 2—Go with the Flow: Sprawling Ramification and Distraction in Steven Erikson’s Network Fantasy Part 2: Interventions of Length Chapter 3—“Partners in Making and Delight”: Fantasy Interventions in Labor and Leisure Chapter 4—The Same Thing Over and Over: How Serialized Sprawl Disrupts Gender-Coded Temporality Chapter 5—Alternative Branches: The Subjunctive, Impatience, and Transformation in Delany and Jemisin Notes Works Cited

ISBN:

1-350-50224-3

1-350-50222-7

9781350502222

OCLC:

1574024055