Ethics and Form in Fantasy Literature

Tolkien, Rowling and Meyer
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-46968-7
Verlag: Springer Nature B.V.

Buch, Englisch, 261 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 4434 g

Ethics and Form in Fantasy Literature: Tolkien, Rowling and Meyer by Lykke Guanio-Uluru examines formal and ethical aspects of The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and the Twilight series in order to discover what best-selling fantasy texts can tell us about the values of contemporary Western culture.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Guanio-Uluru, Lykke

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Gattungen
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturkritik: Hermeneutik und Interpretation

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction
PART I: QUEST FANTASY
2. Ethics and Form in 3. Ethics and Form in 4. Ethics and Form in the Quest-fantasy
PART II: PARANORMAL ROMANCE
5. Ethics and Form in 6. Comparisons and Conclusion
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Lykke Guanio-Uluru is Assistant Professor of Literature at Bergen University College, Norway, and has taught MA courses in Fantasy Literature and Literary Theory at the University of Oslo, Norway. Professional affiliations include the Nordic Network of Narrative Studies, the Ethics Programme at UiO, and DiGRA.