Fantasy and Mimesis (Routledge Revivals) : Responses to Reality in Western Literature
- List Price: $56.95
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publish date: 12/07/2015
Description:
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 unknowab 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
Expand description
Please Wait