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Bog, 1. edition, 2022

Bog, 1. edition, 2022

Fantasy : how it works

Brian Attebery

Description

An accessible study of the genre of fantasy. Focusing on various aspects of fantastic world-building and story creation in classic and contemporary fantasy, from the use of symbolic structures to the way new stories incorporate bits of significance from earlier texts, this book shows how fantasy allows writers to test new modes of understanding and interaction.

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speaking of fantasy(Introduction)

the shape of truth(How fantasy means)

the family story(Realism and the structures of fantasy)

Neighbors, myths, and fantasy(Realism and the structures of fantasy)

If not conflict, then what?(Realism and the structures of fantasy)

Metaphors for narrative interest(Realism and the structures of fantasy)

fantasy and intertextuality(A mitochondrial theory of literature)

Young adult dystopias and yin adult utopias(A mitochondrial theory of literature)

employing fairy tales(Gender and fantasy)

The politics of fantasy(Gender and fantasy)

fantasy and fear(Timor mortis conturbat me)

some propositions(How fantasy means and what it does)

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