This study argues against vague interpretations of fantasy as mere escapism and seeks to define it as a distinct kind of narrative. A general theoretical section introduces recent work on fantasy, notably Tzventan Todorov's The Fantastic: A Structural Approach to a Literary Genre (1973). Dr Jackson, however, extends Todorov's ideas to include aspects of psychoanalytical theory. Seeing fantasy as primarily an expression of unconscious drives, she stresses the importance of the writings of Freud and subsequent theorists when analysing recurrent themes, such as doubling or multiplying selves, mirror images, metamorphosis and bodily disintegration.^l Gothic fiction, classic Victorian fantasies, the 'fantastic realism' of Dickens and Dostoevsky, tales by Mary Shelley, James Hogg, E.T.A. Hoffmann, George Eliot, Henry James, Joseph Conrad, R.L. Stevenson, Franz Kafka, Mervyn Peake and Thomas Pynchon are among the texts covered. Through a reading of thse frequently disquieting works, Dr Jackson moves towards a definition of fantasy expressing cultural unease. These issues are discussed in relation to a wide range of fantasies with varying images of desire and disenchantment.
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`Dr Jackson has written a wide-ranging and frequently stimulating introduction to the subject of 'fantasy in modern literature.' - Times Literary Supplement
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This is one of my favorite theory books, not too heavy handed and some really thoughtful work. I just loved it, espically Dr. Jackson's ideas about the Faust and Frankenstien legands. Anyone who's looking for something to start with regarding the fantasy and horror genres should really pick this one up. It's really great!
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THE 'FANTASTIC' derives form the Latin, phantasticus, which is from the Greek , meaning to make visible or manifest. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
modern fantastic, fantastic text, fantastic mode, fantastic narrative, fantastic literature, literary fantasies, literary fantasy, subversive function, secularized culture, fantastic realism, fantastic art, modern fantasy, hollow land, absolute otherness, many fantasies Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mary Shelley, Kafka's Metamorphosis, George Eliot, Stoker's Dracula, Lewis Carroll, Caleb Williams, Elizabeth Gaskell, The Lord of the Rings, Hogg's Confessions, Mervyn Peake, Arthur Machen, English Gothic, German Romanticism, Gravity's Rainbow, Mark Nash, Maurice Blanchot, The Grey Woman, The Water Babies, Chamisso's Peter Schlemihl, Days of Sodom, Lois the Witch, The Lifted Veil, The Old Curiosity Shop, Wuthering Heights New!
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THE 'FANTASTIC' derives form the Latin, phantasticus, which is from the Greek , meaning to make visible or manifest. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
modern fantastic, fantastic text, fantastic mode, fantastic narrative, fantastic literature, literary fantasies, literary fantasy, subversive function, secularized culture, fantastic realism, fantastic art, modern fantasy, hollow land, absolute otherness, many fantasies Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mary Shelley, Kafka's Metamorphosis, George Eliot, Stoker's Dracula, Lewis Carroll, Caleb Williams, Elizabeth Gaskell, The Lord of the Rings, Hogg's Confessions, Mervyn Peake, Arthur Machen, English Gothic, German Romanticism, Gravity's Rainbow, Mark Nash, Maurice Blanchot, The Grey Woman, The Water Babies, Chamisso's Peter Schlemihl, Days of Sodom, Lois the Witch, The Lifted Veil, The Old Curiosity Shop, Wuthering Heights New!
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- Peter Schlemihl (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture) by Adelbert Von Chamisso on 4 pages
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