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The Canons of Fantasy Patrick Moran (University of British Columbia, Vancouver)

The Canons of Fantasy By Patrick Moran (University of British Columbia, Vancouver)

Summary

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.

The Canons of Fantasy Summary

The Canons of Fantasy: Lands of High Adventure by Patrick Moran (University of British Columbia, Vancouver)

Despite 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.

The Canons of Fantasy Reviews

'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

Table of Contents

1. The lay of the land; 2. The Tolkien landmark; 3. Crossing boundaries; 4. Alternative cartographies.

Additional information

NLS9781108708678
9781108708678
1108708676
The Canons of Fantasy: Lands of High Adventure by Patrick Moran (University of British Columbia, Vancouver)
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Cambridge University Press
2019-12-05
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