| Description |
1 online resource (213 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Liminality and the Fantastic in Agatha Christie's Detective Stories; 2. Liminal Fantasy in Neil Gaiman's Fiction; 3. Stanislaw Lem; 4. Philip K. Dick; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This critical work diversifies Victor Turner's concept of liminality, a basic category of postmodernism, in which distinct categories and hierarchies are questioned and limits erode. Liminality involves an oscillation between cultural institutions, genre conventions, narrative perspectives, and thematic binary oppositions. Grounded on this notion, the text investigates the liminality in Agatha Christie's detective fiction, Neil Gaiman's fantasy stories, and Stanislaw Lem's and Philip K. Dick's science fiction. Through an examination of destabilized norms, this analysis demonstrates that limina |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Fantasy fiction -- History and criticism
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Liminality in literature.
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Poststructuralism.
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post-structuralism.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary.
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Fantasy fiction
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Liminality in literature
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Poststructuralism
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780786488438 |
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0786488433 |
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1283432609 |
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9781283432603 |
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9780786464739 |
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0786464739 |
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