{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-fantasy-literature-hardback-9780521429597","title":"The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature (Hardback) 9780521429597","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is the first introduction to the whole field of modern fantasy literature in the English-speaking world.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEdward James (Edited by), Farah Mendlesohn (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521429597, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 January 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e298 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.5 x 1.7 cm, 0.59 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Given that genre is really a construction of critics, librarians and booksellers, designed to place books in a way that they can be more easily found by consumers, and that fantasy literature is less easy to define than, say, crime fiction, this companion has a large field to cover and does an admirable job of presenting a good overview of the many authors who fit into this [particular] niche.' Stuart Bentley, Reference Reviews\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFantasy is a creation of the Enlightenment, and the recognition that excitement and wonder can be found in imagining impossible things. From the ghost stories of the Gothic to the zombies and vampires of twenty-first-century popular literature, from Mrs Radcliffe to Ms Rowling, the fantastic has been popular with readers. Since Tolkien and his many imitators, however, it has become a major publishing phenomenon. In this volume, critics and authors of fantasy look at its history since the Enlightenment, introduce readers to some of the different codes for the reading and understanding of fantasy, and examine some of the many varieties and subgenres of fantasy; from magical realism at the more literary end of the genre, to paranormal romance at the more popular end. The book is edited by the same pair who produced The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction (winner of a Hugo Award in 2005).\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Histories: 1. Fantasy from Dryden to Dunsany Gary K. Wolfe\u003cbr\u003e 2. Gothic and horror fiction Adam Roberts\u003cbr\u003e 3. American fantasy, 1820–1950 Paul Kincaid\u003cbr\u003e 4. The development of children's fantasy Maria Nikolajeva\u003cbr\u003e 5. Tolkien, Lewis, and the explosion of genre fantasy Edward James\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Ways of Reading: 6. Structuralism Brian Attebery\u003cbr\u003e 7. Psychoanalysis Andrew M. Butler\u003cbr\u003e 8. Political readings Mark Bould and Sherryl Vint\u003cbr\u003e 9. Modernism and postmodernism Jim Casey\u003cbr\u003e 10. Thematic criticism Farah Mendlesohn\u003cbr\u003e 11. The languages of the fantastic Greer Gilman\u003cbr\u003e 12. Reading the fantasy series Kari Maund\u003cbr\u003e 13. Reading the slipstream Gregory Frost\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Clusters: 14. Magical realism Sharon Sieber\u003cbr\u003e 15. Writers of colour Nnedi Okorafor\u003cbr\u003e 16. Quest fantasies W. A. Senior\u003cbr\u003e 17. Urban fantasy Alexander C. Irvine\u003cbr\u003e 18. Dark fantasy and paranormal romance Roz Kaveney\u003cbr\u003e 19. Modern children's fantasy Catherine Butler\u003cbr\u003e 20. Historical fantasy Veronica Schanoes\u003cbr\u003e 21. Fantasies of history and religion Graham Sleight.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: fiction, novelists \u0026amp; prose writers [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: fiction, novelists \u0026amp; prose writers\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20fiction,%20novelists%20\u0026amp;%20prose%20writers%20%5BDSK%5D%22\"\u003eDSK\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20theory%20%5BDSA%5D%22\"\u003eDSA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007280632088,"sku":"9780521429597","price":97.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521429597i_d771bfb1-5e6c-4c66-9c5e-e6e1c0b14d45.jpg?v=1691381707","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-fantasy-literature-hardback-9780521429597","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}