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Fantasy and Mimesis (Routledge Revivals): Responses to Reality in Western Literature book cover

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Fantasy and Mimesis (Routledge Revivals) Responses to Reality in Western Literature

By Kathryn Hume Copyright 1984
232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge
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Since Plato and Aristotle’s declaration of the essence of literature as imitation, western narrative has been traditionally discussed in mimetic terms. Marginalized fantasy- the deliberate from reality – has become the hidden face of fiction, identified by most critics as a minor genre. First published in 1984, this book rejects generic definitions of fantasy, arguing that it is not a separate or... Read more

Acknowledgements;  Preface;  Part I: Literature and the representation of reality: a new approach to fantasy and mimesis Introduction  1. Critical approaches to fantasy  2. Historical perspectives on fantasy and realism;  Part II: Responses to reality: how is fantasy used? Introduction  3. Literature of illusion: invitations to escape reality  4. Literature of vision: introducing new realities  5. Literature of revision: programs for improving reality  6. Literature of disillusion: making reality unknowable;  Part III: The functions of fantasy: why use fantasy? Introduction  7. Fantasy as a function of form  8. The problem of meaning and the power of fantasy;  Notes;  Index

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Hume, Kathryn

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