The Fantastic: - A Structural Approach to a Literary Genre

Klappentext Tzvetan Todorov is Director of Research at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris. A native of Bulgaria living in France for over four decades, he is among the most influential literary and cultural theorists writing today. Among his many books available in English translation are Theories of the Symbol and Symbolism and Interpretation, both available from Cornell. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword, by Robert Scholes 1. Literary Genres 2. Definition of the Fantastic 3. The Uncanny and the Marvelous 4. Poetry and Allegory 5. Discourse of the Fantastic 6. Themes of the Fantastic: Introduction 7. Themes of the Self 8. Themes of the Other 9. Themes of the Fantastic: Conclusion 10. Literature and the Fantastic Index

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• Authors: Tsvetan Todorov, Tzvetan Todorov
• Assisted by: Robert Scholes (Editor), Richard Howard (Translation), Robert Scholes (Translation), Tzvetan Todorov (Translation)
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.1993
• EAN: 9780801491467
• ISBN: 978-0-8014-9146-7
• No. of pages: 190
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Cornell Paperbacks; Cornell Paperbacks
• Subject: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs