The Canons of Fantasy
The Canons of Fantasy
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USDDespite publishing endeavours such as the Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series in the 1970s and Fantasy Masterworks in the early 2000s, the canon of modern fantasy is still very much in flux. 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.
Reviews & endorsements
'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
Product details
December 2019Paperback
9781108708678
75 pages
171 × 122 × 5 mm
0.2kg
Available
Table of Contents
- 1. The lay of the land
- 2. The Tolkien landmark
- 3. Crossing boundaries
- 4. Alternative cartographies.
