Patricia A. McKillip and the Art of Fantasy World-Building

From wondrous fairy-lands to nightmarish hellscapes, the elements that make fantasy worlds come alive also invite their exploration. This first book-length study of critically acclaimed novelist Patricia A. McKillip's lyrical other-worlds analyzes her characters, environments and legends and their interplay with genre expectations. The author gives long overdue critical attention to McKillip's work and demonstrates how a broader understanding of world-building enables a deeper appreciation of her fantasies.

List of contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii

Preface

One: Worlds and ­World-Building

Two: Fantasy Conventions

Three: Characters

Four: Legends

Five: Pastoral Landscapes

Six: Cities

Reflections

Chapter Notes

Works Cited

Index

About the author

Audrey Isabel Taylor is an assistant professor of English at Colorado State University Pueblo.Donald E. Palumbo is a professor of English at East Carolina University. He lives in Greenville, North Carolina.C.W. Sullivan III is Distinguished Professor of arts and sciences at East Carolina University and a full member of the Welsh Academy. He is the author of numerous books and the on-line journal Celtic Cultural Studies.

Summary

From wondrous fairy-lands to nightmarish hellscapes, the elements that make fantasy worlds come alive also invite their exploration and study. This first book-length study of critically acclaimed novelist Patricia A. McKillip's lyrical other-worlds analyses her characters, environments and legends and their interplay with genre expectations.

Product details

• Authors: Audrey Isabel Taylor
• Assisted by: Donald E. Palumbo (Editor), Palumbo Donald E. (Editor), III C. W. Sullivan (Editor), C. W. Sullivan III (Editor)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9781476665160
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-6516-0
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 249 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Series: Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy; Critical Explorations in Scien; Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Fantasy, LITERARY CRITICISM / Women Authors, LITERARY CRITICISM / Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction companions, Literary companions, book reviews & guides, Literary companions, book reviews and guides, Fiction companion works