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BL
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1005937
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b760307
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Campbell, Lori M.
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| Title & Author
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Portals of power : : magical agency and transformation in literary fantasy /\ Lori M. Campbell.
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| Publication Statement
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Jefferson, N.C. :: McFarland & Co.,, ©2010.
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| Series Statement
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Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ;; 19
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1 online resource (x, 216 pages)
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| ISBN
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0786456558
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: 1282542591
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: 6612542594
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: 9780786456550
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: 9781282542594
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: 9786612542596
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9780786446452
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Part I: Women and Other Magical Creatures -- One: Who "Wears the Pants" in Faërie? The Woman Question in William Morris' The Wood Beyond the World -- Two: "For I am but a girl" -- Part II: Charms, Places, and Little Girls -- Three: E. Nesbit and the Magic Word -- Four: Lost Boys to Men -- Part III: Haunted Houses and the Hidden Self -- Five: Confronting Chaos at the In-Between -- Six: The Society Insider/Outsider and the Sympathetic Supernatural in Fantastic Tales by Edith Wharton and Oscar Wilde -- Part IV: Haunting History -- Seven: One World to Rule Them All -- Eight: Harry Potter and the Ultimate In-Between -- Nine: Portals Between Then and Now.
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| Abstract
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Fantasy writing, like literature in general, provides a powerful vehicle for challenging the status quo. Via symbolism, imagery and supernaturalism, fantasy constructs secondary-world narratives that both mirror and critique the political paradigms of our own world. This critical work explores the role of the portal in fantasy, investigating the ways in which magical nexus points and movement between worlds are used to illustrate real-world power dynamics, especially those impacting women and children. Through an examination of high and low fantasy, fairy tales, children's literature, the Gothic, and science fiction, the portal is identified as a living being, place or magical object of profound metaphorical and cultural significance.
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Agent (Philosophy) in literature.
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Change in literature.
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Fantasy fiction, American-- History and criticism.
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Fantasy fiction, English-- History and criticism.
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Magic in literature.
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Supernatural in literature.
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Agent (Philosophy) in literature.
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Change in literature.
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Fantasy fiction, American.
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Fantasy fiction, English.
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LITERARY CRITICISM-- European-- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Magic in literature.
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Supernatural in literature.
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| Dewey Classification
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823/.0876608
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| LC Classification
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PR830.F3C36 2010eb
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