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Brooding on the Vast Abyss: The History, Theory, and Consequence of Alternative Fictional World-Building
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| 자료유형 | 학위논문 |
|---|---|
| 서명/저자사항 | Brooding on the Vast Abyss: The History, Theory, and Consequence of Alternative Fictional World-Building. |
| 개인저자 | Watson, David A. |
| 단체저자명 | Michigan State University. English. |
| 발행사항 | [S.l.]: Michigan State University., 2018. |
| 발행사항 | Ann Arbor: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2018. |
| 형태사항 | 153 p. |
| 기본자료 저록 | Dissertation Abstracts International 80-01A(E). Dissertation Abstract International |
| ISBN | 9780438331907 |
| 학위논문주기 | Thesis (Ph.D.)--Michigan State University, 2018. |
| 일반주기 |
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 80-01(E), Section: A.
Advisers: Scott Michaelsen |
| 요약 | Contrary to Darko Suvin's claim that science fiction contains revolutionary political potential, while fantasy literature does not, this dissertation will argue that fantasy literature---particularly its power to create alternative worlds betwee |
| 요약 | This dissertation develops its argument across three chapters. In the first, I trace the historical developments, beginning with the formation of the Bank of England in 1695, that opened up, for the first time, the possibility of creating altern |
| 요약 | In the second chapter, the mechanism by which movement between worlds---what I call "symbolic entanglement"---is placed in the context of the historical development of hermeneutics. Tracing the understanding of the role of symbols in the creatio |
| 요약 | The third chapter describes this shift in consciousness through the rhetorical language of apocalypse. Borrowing from Derrida the notion that any one death shatters the unity of the world, and therefore necessitates that a new world be created i |
| 일반주제명 | British & Irish literature. |
| 언어 | 영어 |
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