A Rhetoric of the Unreal - Studies in Narrative and Structure, Especially of the Fantastic (Paperback)

This 1981 book is a study of wide range of fiction, from short stories to tales of horror, from fairy-tales and romances to science fiction, to which the rather loose term 'fantastic' has been applied. Cutting across this wide field, Professor Brooke-Rose examines in a clear and precise way the essential differences between these types of narrative against the background of realistic fiction. In doing so, she employs many of the methods of modern literary theory from Russian formalism to structuralism, while at the same time bringing to these approaches a sharp critical intuition and sound common sense of her own. The range of texts considered is broad: from Poe and James to Tolkien; from Flann O'Brien to the American postmodernism. This book should prove a source of stimulation to all teachers and students of modern literary theory and genre, as well as those interested in 'fantastic' literature.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 1983
First published:	1983
Authors:	Christine Brooke-Rose
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	456
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-27656-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-27656-X
Barcode:	9780521276566

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