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Fantasy:  How it Works

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Fantasy: How it Works

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Author: Brian Attebery
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2022
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Book Type: Non-Fiction
Genre: Fantasy
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An exciting and accessible study of the genre of fantasy.

One of the dominant modes of storytelling in the twenty-first century, fantasy can mirror contemporary experiences and convey our anxieties and longings better than any representation of the merely real. It is the lie that speaks truth. This book addresses two central questions about fantastic storytelling: first, how can it be meaningful if it doesn't claim to represent things as they are, and second, what kind of change can it make in the world? How can a form of storytelling that alters physical laws and denies facts about the past be at the same time a source of insight into human nature and the workings of the world? What kind of social, political, cultural, intellectual work does fantasy perform in the world - the world of the reader, that is, not that of the characters?


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