Strategies Of Fantasy

Author : Brian Attebery
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1992-03-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015024948682

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Strategies of Fantasy by Brian Attebery Pdf

In the early chapters, the author sorts out some of the confusion about the term fantasy, distinguishing the fantastic as a technique from fantasy as a popular formula and a literary genre. Looking back to the early reception of Tolkien's trend-setting epic fantasy, he points out how critical theory at the time was simply unable to account for either the strengths or the weaknesses of The Lord of the Rings. By contrast, critical methods developed for coping with postmodernist metafictions are shown to apply equally well to the genre of fantasy. Having worked primarily with older fantasies in his study of The Fantasy Tradition in American Literature, Attebery focuses here on important recent examples such as Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun, Suzette Haden Elgin's Ozark Trilogy, and John Crowley's Little, Big.

Author : Larry Schechter
Publisher : Emerald
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Fantasy baseball (Game)
ISBN : 1937110575

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Winning Fantasy Baseball by Larry Schechter Pdf

Play smart. Play to win. Play like a champion.

Author : Stephen M. Hart,Wen-chin Ouyang
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781855661202

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A Companion to Magical Realism by Stephen M. Hart,Wen-chin Ouyang Pdf

The Companion to Magical Realism provides an assessment of the world-wide impact of a movement which was incubated in Germany, flourished in Latin America and then spread to the rest of the world. It provides a set of up-to-date assessments of the work of writers traditionally associated with magical realism such as Gabriel Garc a M rquez in particular his recently published memoirs], Alejo Carpentier, Miguel ngel Asturias, Juan Rulfo, Isabel Allende, Laura Esquivel and Salman Rushdie, as well as bringing into the fold new authors such as W.B. Yeats, Seamus Heaney, Jos Saramago, Dorit Rabinyan, Ovid, Mar a Luisa Bombal, Ibrahim al-Kawni, Mayra Montero, Nakagami Kenji, Jos Eustasio Rivera and Elias Khoury, discussed for the first time in the context of magical realism. Written in a jargon-free style, and with all quotations translated into English, this book offers a refreshing new interdisciplinary slant on magical realism as an international literary phenomenon emerging from the trauma of colonial dispossession. The companion also has a Guide to Further Reading. Stephen Hart is Professor of Hispanic Studies, University College London and Doctor Honoris Causa of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru. Wen-chin Ouyang lectures in Arabic Literature and Comparative Literature at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. CONTRIBUTORS: Jonathan Allison, Michael Berkowitz, John D. Erickson, Robin Fiddian, Evelyn Fishburn, Stephen M. Hart, David Henn, Stephanie Jones, Julia King, Efra n Kristal, Mark Morris, Humberto N ez-Faraco, Wen-Chin Ouyang, Lois Parkinson Zamora, Helene Price, Tsila A. Ratner, Kenneth Reeds, Alejandra Rengifo, Lorna Robinson, Sarah Sceats, Donald L. Shaw, Stefan Sperl, Philip Swanson, Jason Wilson.

Author : Mark Magers
Publisher : Mark Magers
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-06
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781604818277

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Strategies of a Fantasy Baseball Champ by Mark Magers Pdf

Author : Brian Attebery
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780199316076

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Stories about Stories by Brian Attebery Pdf

The first comprehensive study of fantasy's uses of myth, this book offers insights into the genre's popularity and cultural importance. Combining history, folklore, and narrative theory, Attebery's study explores familiar and forgotten fantasies and shows how the genre is also an arena for negotiating new relationships with traditional tales.

Author : Edward James,Farah Mendlesohn
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781107493735

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The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature by Edward James,Farah Mendlesohn Pdf

Fantasy is a creation of the Enlightenment, and the recognition that excitement and wonder can be found in imagining impossible things. From the ghost stories of the Gothic to the zombies and vampires of twenty-first-century popular literature, from Mrs Radcliffe to Ms Rowling, the fantastic has been popular with readers. Since Tolkien and his many imitators, however, it has become a major publishing phenomenon. In this volume, critics and authors of fantasy look at its history since the Enlightenment, introduce readers to some of the different codes for the reading and understanding of fantasy, and examine some of the many varieties and subgenres of fantasy; from magical realism at the more literary end of the genre, to paranormal romance at the more popular end. The book is edited by the same pair who produced The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction (winner of a Hugo Award in 2005).

Author : Farah Mendlesohn
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780819573919

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Rhetorics of Fantasy by Farah Mendlesohn Pdf

This sweeping study of fantasy literature offers “new and often surprising readings of works both familiar and obscure. A fine critical work” (Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts). Transcending arguments over the definition of fantasy literature, Rhetorics of Fantasy introduces a provocative new system of classification for the genre. Drawing on nearly two hundred examples of modern fantasy, author Farah Mendlesohn identifies four categories—portal-quest, immersive, intrusion, and liminal—that arise out of the relationship of the protagonist to the fantasy world. Using these sets, Mendlesohn argues that the author's stylistic decisions are then shaped by the inescapably political demands of the category in which they choose to write. Each chapter covers at least twenty books in detail, ranging from nineteenth-century fantasy and horror to some of the best works in the contemporary field. Mendlesohn discusses works by more than one hundred authors, including Lloyd Alexander, Peter Beagle, Marion Zimmer Bradley, John Crowley, Stephen R. Donaldson, Stephen King, C. S. Lewis, Gregory Maguire, Robin McKinley, China Miéville, Suniti Namjoshi, Philip Pullman, J. K. Rowling, Sheri S. Tepper, J. R. R. Tolkien, Tad Williams, and many others.

Author : Clive Barker
Publisher : Crossroad Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-19
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Thief of Always by Clive Barker Pdf

Mr. Hood's Holiday House has stood for a thousand years, welcoming countless children into its embrace. It is a place of miracles, a blissful rounds of treats and seasons, where every childhood whim may be satisfied... There is a price to be paid, of course, but young Harvey Swick, bored with his life and beguiled by Mr. Hood's wonders, does not stop to consider the consequences. It is only when the House shows it's darker face — when Harvey discovers the pitiful creatures that dwell in its shadows — that he comes to doubt Mr. Hood's philanthropy. The House and its mysterious architect are not about to release their captive without a battle, however. Mr. Hood has ambitious for his new guest, for Harvey's soul burns brighter than any soul he has encountered in a thousand years...

Author : Brian Attebery
Publisher : Bloomington : Indiana University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1980-11-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015000569411

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The Fantasy Tradition in American Literature by Brian Attebery Pdf

Includes chapters on L. Frank Baum and Ursula Le Guin, with material on Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Rice Burroughs, James Branch Cabell, H. P. Lovecraft, Ray Bradbury, Edward Eager, and James Thurber, among others.

Author : Robert Greene
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-03
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781847651426

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The 33 Strategies Of War by Robert Greene Pdf

The third in Robert Greene's bestselling series is now available in a pocket sized concise edition. Following 48 Laws of Power and The Art of Seduction, here is a brilliant distillation of the strategies of war to help you wage triumphant battles everyday. Spanning world civilisations, and synthesising dozens of political, philosophical, and religious texts, The Concise 33 Strategies of War is a guide to the subtle social game of everyday life. Based on profound and timeless lessons, it is abundantly illustrated with examples of the genius and folly of everyone from Napoleon to Margaret Thatcher and Hannibal to Ulysses S. Grant, as well as diplomats, captains of industry and Samurai swordsmen.

Author : Philip Athans
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781440507298

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The Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction by Philip Athans Pdf

Science fiction and fantasy is one of the most challenging--and rewarding!--genres in the bookstore. But with New York Times bestselling author Philip Athans and fantasy giant R. A. Salvatore at your side, you’ll create worlds that draw your readers in--and keep them reading! Just as important, you’ll learn how to prepare your work for today’s market. Drawing on his years of experience as one of the most acclaimed professionals in publishing, Wizards of the Coast editor Athans explains how to set your novel apart--and break into this lucrative field. From devising clever plots and building complex characters to inventing original technologies and crafting alien civilizations, Athans gives you the techniques you need to write strong, saleable narratives. Plus! Athans applies all of these critical lessons together in an unprecedented deconstruction of a never-before-published tale by the one and only R. A. Salvatore! There are books on writing science fiction and fantasy, and then there’s this book--the only one you need to create strange, wonderful worlds for your own universe of readers!

Author : Rick Dakan,Ryan G. Van Cleave
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781119839095

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Writing Sci-Fi, Fantasy, & Horror For Dummies by Rick Dakan,Ryan G. Van Cleave Pdf

Take your shot at becoming the next Tolkien, Asimov, or King with this simple roadmap to transforming your fiction into works of art Writing Sci-Fi, Fantasy, & Horror For Dummies is your skeleton key to creating the kind of fiction that grips readers and compels them to keep turning pages (even if it's well past their bedtime!) You'll start with the basics of creative writing—including character, plot, and scene—and strategies for creating engaging stories in different forms, such as novels, short stories, scripts, and video games. After that, get beginner-friendly and straightforward advice on worldbuilding, before diving headfirst into genre-specific guidance for science fiction, horror, and fantasy writing. This book also offers: Strategies for editing and revising your next work to get it into tip-top shape for your audience Ways to seek out second opinions from editors, experts, and even sensitivity readers Techniques for marketing and publication, working with agents, and advice for writers going the self-publishing route The perfect beginner's guide for aspiring writers with an interest in horror, fantasy, or science fiction, Writing Sci-Fi, Fantasy, & Horror For Dummies is the first and last resource you need before you start building your next story about faraway lands, aliens, and fantastic adventures.

Author : Conn Iggulden
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011-12-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345532336

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Conqueror by Conn Iggulden Pdf

For lovers of thrilling adventure and grand history, the bestselling co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Dangerous Book for Boys has written a magnificent novel with a hero for the ages: the legendary, visionary conqueror Kublai Khan. A succession of ruthless men have seized power in the wake of Genghis Khan’s death—all descendants of the great leader, but none with his indomitable character. One grandson, Guyuk, strains the loyalties of the tribes to the breaking point, and another, Mongke, brutally eliminates the opposition and dispatches his younger brothers Kublai and Hulegu to far-flung territories. Hulegu displays his barbarity with the savage destruction of Baghdad and his clash with the Khan’s age-old enemies, the cult of assassins. But it is Kublai—refined and scholarly, always considered too thoughtful to take power—who will devise new ways of warfare and conquest as he builds the dream city of Xanadu and pursues the ultimate prize: the ancient empire of Sung China. His gifts will serve him well when an epic civil war breaks out among brothers, the outcome of which will literally change the world. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Conn Iggulden's The Blood of Gods. “Conqueror is as real as military fiction gets. Conn Iggulden’s story of one of history’s most ferocious and brilliant warriors is full of lessons for our warfighters today.”—Gunnery Sergeant Jack Coughlin, USMC (ret.), New York Times bestselling author of Shooter and Kill Zone: A Sniper Novel “A rollicking, dangerous and often very gory gallop through the largest land empire the world has ever known.”—Sunday Express (U.K.) “A thrilling journey, rippingly told . . . Iggulden’s most satisfying to date.”—The Daily Telegraph (U.K.)

Author : Kevin Bonnet
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-21
Category : Fantasy sports
ISBN : 1511842156

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Essential Strategies for Winning at Daily Fantasy Sports by Kevin Bonnet Pdf

Daily fantasy sports is significantly different than traditional fantasy sports and requires unique strategies and skills. This comprehensive strategy guide covers the essential strategies, thought processes, and math used by top daily fantasy sports players. Learn how to accurately project player fantasy scores and use those projections to draft an optimal fantasy team. Understand the different types of fantasy leagues offered, which ones will work best for you individually as a player, and how to adjust your fantasy team based on the size and type of league you are entering. Discover how to increase your profitability through advanced opponent selection by specifically targeting weak competition. Find ways to minimize website fees by understanding how rake is calculated and taking advantage of freerolls, overlays, bonuses, and promotions to increase your profitability. Learn how to keep records of your play so you can measure your success, systematically improve your skill, and manage your bankroll. Sport specific strategies for fantasy football, baseball, basketball, and hockey are also covered. Nothing is held back in this ultimate strategy guide from the founder of the first modern daily fantasy sports website.

Author : Blaine Hart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1640482210

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Writing Fantasy by Blaine Hart Pdf

Bring Your Fantasy Stories to Life! Writing fantasy stories is a fun and exciting way to really put your creative skills and imagination to the test and bring your readers into an exciting and enchanting world of your own making. Not only is writing fantasy fun, but millions of people love reading it! If your story is good enough, you might even find yourself published. Like writing any genre of fiction, fantasy writing is a craft and requires a great deal of practice and precision to get it right. Since fantasy stories are usually very unique and original, it takes an extra amount of hard work and dedication to master the art of fantasy writing. In this book, you will discover everything you need to do in order to write a successful, captivating, and well-structured fantasy story that people will love. Fantasy writing contains elements such as heroes, magic, and unique story worlds that require a great deal of thought and preparation. In this book you will learn all about the best techniques, strategies and ideas that you can utilize to successfully plan out and write a great epic fantasy story. You will also discover how to organize and write a compelling plot, dynamic characters and everything else your readers crave. Finally, you will discover how to write a killer ending that will keep your readers coming back for more. If you're looking to attract rabid fans and become a trusted author, then be sure to save yourself a lot of heartache and trouble by reading this book first! Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Discover... How to Prepare Yourself for Writing Fantasy The Most Important Story Mechanics to Include in Your Book How to Get Your Creative Juices Flowing How to Create Your Story Goal and Story Questions Ultimate Tips and Strategies for Writing Fantasy How to Fully Develop Your Fantasy World and Creatures Exciting Fantasy Story Ideas How To Develop Legendary Characters How To Write a Killer Ending Much, much more! What are you waiting for? If you are still reading this you are obviously motivated to get all the benefits this book has to offer. Stop thinking and take ACTION. Buy It Now!