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Magic Words, Magic Worlds

Form and Style in Epic Fantasy
BuchKartoniert, Paperback
286 Seiten
Englisch
McFarlanderschienen am24.06.2022
Re-examining critical assumptions about the reading experience of epic fantasy, this work explores the genre´s reputation for flowery, archaic language and its ability to create a sense of wonder. Ultimately, it argues that epic fantasy shapes the way people think, examining how literary representation and style influence perception.mehr

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KlappentextRe-examining critical assumptions about the reading experience of epic fantasy, this work explores the genre´s reputation for flowery, archaic language and its ability to create a sense of wonder. Ultimately, it argues that epic fantasy shapes the way people think, examining how literary representation and style influence perception.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-1-4766-8713-1
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Verlag
Erscheinungsjahr2022
Erscheinungsdatum24.06.2022
ReiheCritical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
Reihen-Nr.80
Seiten286 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 152 mm, Höhe 229 mm, Dicke 18 mm
Gewicht468 g
Artikel-Nr.8869599
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GenreRomane Hardcover

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction: Building Worlds with Words in Epic FantasySection I: Syntactic ComplexityChapter 1. The Riotous Conflagration of Beauteous Language : Flowery Style, Defamiliarization, and Empathic ImaginationChapter 2. A Necessary Subtraction : Simplicity, the Violent Emotion of Editing, and the Editing of ViolenceSection II: Narrative PerspectiveChapter 3.Third-Person Heroism: Authority, Omnipotent Narration, and the Distribution of VisibilityChapter 4.First-Person Epic Novels: Metafantasy and Fluid PerspectiveSection III: WonderChapter 5.Spoiler Alert: Twists, the Sense of Wonder, and Narrative TranscendenceChapter 6.The Mundane Fantastic: Stylistic Magic and Genre CollisionsSection IV: Narrative FramesChapter 7.Narrative Frames: Paratexts, Blurred Boundaries, and the Deconstruction of Essentialist NarrativeChapter 8.Frame Narratives: Historical Truth, Literal Metaphors, and Epic IronyChapter NotesWorks CitedIndexmehr