The Canons of Fantasy: Lands of High Adventure

ISBN-13: 9781108708678 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 75 str.

Patrick Moran

Opis

This Element examines four key questions raised by the prospect of a fantasy canon: the way in which canon and genre influence each other; the overwhelming presence of Tolkien in any discussion of the classics of fantasy; the multi-media and transmedia nature of the field; and the push for a more inclusive and diverse canon.

Recenzje

'Moran's book, for all its brevity, is a strong one. It joins Williamson's Evolution of Modern Fantasy and James Gifford's A Modernist Fantasy: Modernism, Anarchism, and the Radical Fantastic (ELS Edition, 2018) as one of the three most intelligent historical surveys of the fantasy field.' Mark Scroggins, Fafnir - Nordic Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy Research

Spis treści

1. The lay of the land; 2. The Tolkien landmark; 3. Crossing boundaries; 4. Alternative cartographies.