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The Transcendent Vision of Mythopoeic Fantasy (Paperback)
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The Transcendent Vision of Mythopoeic Fantasy (Paperback)
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An ever-expanding critical library on fantasy fiction requires an
analysis of why the genre is so ubiquitous, enduring and beloved.
This work analyzes the mythic elements in foundational fantasy
texts, arguing that mythopoeic fantasy reveals timeless truths that
link human cultures past and present. Through close readings of
works like Phantastes, The King of Elfland's Daughter, The
Fellowship of the Ring, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, A
Wizard of Earthsea, The Neverending Story, A Wrinkle in Time and
Out of the Silent Planet, this book explores how mythopoeic fantasy
speaks to the deepest concerns of the human heart. It investigates
the genre's use of an imagination that is sometimes atrophied by
the demands of contemporary life, and explores how fantasy provides
restoration, consolation and hope within a cultural context that
too often decries such ideas. Each chapter focuses on a
representative text, providing author background and engaging
relevant scholarship on a variety of relevant thematic issues.
Offering new insights on these classic texts by drawing upon
post-secular critical approaches, this work is suitable for both
new and seasoned students of fantasy.
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