Synopses & Reviews
This book analyzes the current position that literary fantasy and the fantastic holds within the literary mainstream. The author combines theoretical discussion with a series of in-depth readings of nineteenth- and twentieth-century texts, including the Alice books, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Briefing for a Descent into Hell.
Review
"Lucie Armitt manages to deal with such complex and elusive topics with ease, always stimulating and never too clouded with terminology...The thesis is often enterprisingly fresh as well, and a critique of established thought on fantasy is always present."--The Lecturer
Review
"This is a very useful...review/overview of a range of theoretical work on the fantastic and a good updating of Rosemary Jackson's Fantasy: The Literature of Subversion....There is much here that will reward readerly attention."--Science Fiction Studies
"Lucie Armitt manages to deal with such complex and elusive topics with ease, always stimulating and never too clouded with terminology...The thesis is often enterprisingly fresh as well, and a critique of established thought on fantasy is always present."--The Lecturer
Table of Contents
Introduction: Situating Fantasy and the Fantastic