Theorising the Fantastic

By Lucie Armitt

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0340605871
• ISBN13: 9780340605875
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"