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Author Cisco, Michael, 1970- author

Title Weird fiction : a genre study / Michael Cisco
Published Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
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Contents Chapter 1: Genre and Judgement -- Chapter 2: The Supernatural -- Chapter 3: The Bizarre -- Chapter 4: Destiny -- Chapter 5: Case Studies
Summary Weird Fiction: A Genre Study presents a comprehensive, contemporary analysis of the genre of weird fiction by identifying the concepts that influence and produce it. Focusing on the sources of narrative contenthow the content is produced and what makes something weirdMichael Cisco engages with theories from Deleuze and Guattari to explain how genres work and to understand the relationship between identity and the ordinary. Cisco also uses these theories to examine the supernatural not merely as a horde of tropes, but as a recognition of the infinity of experience in defiance of limiting norms. The book also traces the sociopolitical implications of weird fiction, studying the differentiation of major and minor literatures. Through an articulated theoretical model and close textual analysis, readers will learn not only what weird fiction is, but how and why it is produced
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 18, 2022)
Subject Paranormal fiction -- History and criticism
Gothic fiction (Literary genre) -- History and criticism
Science fiction -- History and criticism.
Gothic fiction (Literary genre)
Paranormal fiction
Science fiction
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9783030924508
3030924505