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" The Importance of Geographic Realism in Genre Fiction: How Landscape in Robin Hobb's Assassin's Quest Inspires Social Criticism "
Shropshire, Catherine Ann
Sheehan, Rebecca A
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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1053103
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TL52220
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Shropshire, Catherine Ann
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The Importance of Geographic Realism in Genre Fiction: How Landscape in Robin Hobb's Assassin's Quest Inspires Social Criticism\ Shropshire, Catherine AnnSheehan, Rebecca A
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Oklahoma State University
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2019
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M.S.
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2019
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64 p.
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While scholars have analyzed the significance of geography in literature, genre fiction is often overlooked as simple entertainment in favor of the more concrete and factually relatable genres of literature, such as travel literature and classic novels. Thus, in this project, I begin to fill the gap in research on literary fiction geography to incorporate a lesser known fantasy author, Robin Hobb. I explore how Robin Hobb combines geographic realism and fantasy to create an imaginary, yet relatable world that evokes landscape in her book Assassin's Quest. In doing so, I examine how the geographic realism and fantastical elements combine through landscape representation to enable the reader to be receptive to the author's potential social criticism in such matters as perspectives on privilege, love, gender and sexuality, and nationalism and associated governmental structures. Through discourse analysis, I provide additional evidence to support the notion that fantasy fiction, produced for the benefit of society, is valuable for its potential social criticism embedded within realistic and relatable landscapes.
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Geography
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Literature
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Sheehan, Rebecca A
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Oklahoma State University
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